Surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of the three sovereign enclaves. Lesotho is located in the Maloti Mountains, with the highest peak in southern Africa. [9] It has an area of over 30,000 km2 (11,600 mi2), with a population of about 2.3 million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru.

Ana dilleri Sesotho, İngilizce, IsiXhosa ve SiPhuthi ile birlikte resmi dillerden biridir. Lesotho, önemli sosyoekonomik zorluklarla karşı karşıya olan, ancak Afrika 'da en yüksek okuryazarlık oranlarından birine (2021 itibarıyla %81) sahip, alt orta gelirli bir ülke olarak kabul edilmektedir.

Geographical and historical treatment of Lesotho, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government.

Sa capitale et seule grande ville est Maseru. Le Lesotho compte environ deux millions d'habitants. Les Sothos — qui ont donné leur nom au pays — y sont majoritaires. La plupart sont chrétiens. Les deux langues officielles sont l' anglais et le sotho du Sud.

Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is crisscrossed by a network of rivers and mountain ranges including the 3,482m-high peak of Thabana Ntlenyana.

Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) was constituted as a native state under British protection by a treaty signed with the native chief Moshoeshoe in 1843. It was annexed to Cape Colony in 1871, but in 1884 it was restored to direct control by the Crown.

Present Lesotho (then called Basotholand) emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe I, Basotho joined other clans in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with famine and the reign of Shaka Zulu from 1818 to 1828.

Lesotho's garment factories have made jeans for iconic American brands such as Levi's and Wrangler in recent years. As a result, Lesotho has become known as the "denim capital of Africa".

Das Königreich Lesotho (Sesotho [lɪ’sʊːtʰʊ]), 1868 bis 1966 Basutoland, ist ein Binnenstaat im südlichen Afrika. Lesotho ist vollständig von der Republik Südafrika umschlossen. Die Hauptstadt ist Maseru. Die Staatsform ist eine parlamentarische Monarchie.

Lesotho is a small mountainous nation surrounded by South Africa. Home to over 2.4 million people, it gained independence from Britain in 1966 and remains a constitutional monarchy.