Outline of Lesotho explained

See also: Index of Lesotho-related articles.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho:

Lesotho  - sovereign country located in Southern Africa.^[1] Lesotho is an enclave completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Formerly Basutoland, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name Lesotho roughly translates into "the land of the people who speak Sesotho."

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Lesotho
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Lesotho
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Basotho
• Demonym(s):
• ISO country codes: LS, LSO, 426
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ls

Geography of Lesotho

Geography of Lesotho

• Lesotho is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Southern Africa
      • Surrounded by South Africa (the country)
  • Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Lesotho
    • High: Thabana Ntlenyana 34820NaN0
    • Low: Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River 14000NaN0
  • Land boundaries: 909 km
  • Coastline: none
• Population of Lesotho: 2,008,000 – 144th most populous country
  • Area of Lesotho: 30,355 km²
• Atlas of Lesotho

Environment of Lesotho

• Climate of Lesotho
• Wildlife of Lesotho
  • Fauna of Lesotho
    • Birds of Lesotho
    • Mammals of Lesotho

Natural geographic features of Lesotho

• Glaciers in Lesotho: none^[2]
• Rivers of Lesotho
• World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None

Regions of Lesotho

Regions of Lesotho

Ecoregions of Lesotho

List of ecoregions in Lesotho

Administrative divisions of Lesotho

Administrative divisions of Lesotho

• Districts of Lesotho

Districts of Lesotho

Districts of Lesotho

Municipalities of Lesotho

• Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
• Cities of Lesotho

Demography of Lesotho

Demographics of Lesotho

Government and politics of Lesotho

Politics of Lesotho

• Form of government: Parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy
• Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
• Elections in Lesotho
• Political parties in Lesotho

Branches of the government of Lesotho

Government of Lesotho

Executive branch of the government of Lesotho

• Head of state: King Letsie III,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Lesotho,

Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho

• Parliament of Lesotho (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Lesotho
  • Lower house: National Assembly (Lesotho)

Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho

Court system of Lesotho

Foreign relations of Lesotho

Foreign relations of Lesotho

• Diplomatic missions in Lesotho
• Diplomatic missions of Lesotho

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a member of:^[1]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Lesotho

Law of Lesotho

• Law Enforcement in Lesotho
• Constitution of Lesotho
• Human rights in Lesotho
  • Abortion in Lesotho
  • LGBT rights in Lesotho

Military of Lesotho

Military of Lesotho

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Forces
  • Army of Lesotho
  • Navy of Lesotho: None

Local government in Lesotho

Local government in Lesotho

History of Lesotho

History of Lesotho

• Current events of Lesotho

Culture of Lesotho

Culture of Lesotho

• Cuisine of Lesotho
• Languages of Lesotho
• National symbols of Lesotho
  • Coat of arms of Lesotho
  • Flag of Lesotho
  • National anthem of Lesotho
• People of Lesotho
• Public holidays in Lesotho
• Religion in Lesotho
  • Hinduism in Lesotho
  • Islam in Lesotho
  • Sikhism in Lesotho
• World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None

Art in Lesotho

• Literature of Lesotho
• Music of Lesotho

Sports in Lesotho

Sports in Lesotho

• Football in Lesotho
• Lesotho at the Olympics
• Cycling In Lesotho

Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho

Economy of Lesotho

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 159th (one hundred and fifty ninth)
• Communications in Lesotho
  • Internet in Lesotho
• Companies of Lesotho
• Currency of Lesotho

Loti

• • ISO 4217

LSL

• Health care in Lesotho
• Mining in Lesotho
• Tourism in Lesotho
• Transport in Lesotho
• Transportation in Lesotho
  • Airports in Lesotho
  • Rail transport in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho

See also

Lesotho

• Index of Lesotho-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Lesotho-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

External links

• Government of Lesotho
• Judgments of the Lesotho High Court
• Lesotho Internet Cafe directory

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3 July 2009. Lesotho. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 23 July 2009.
2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.