Outline of Lesotho

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: ⁱ/lᵻˈsuːtuː/
• Common English country name: Lesotho
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Lesotho
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Basotho
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Lesotho
• ISO country codes: LS, LSO, 426
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LS
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ls

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 3,482 m (11,424 ft)
    • Low: Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
  • Land boundaries:  South Africa 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
• Renewable energy in Lesotho
• Geology of Lesotho
• Protected areas of Lesotho
  • Biosphere reserves in Lesotho
  • National parks of Lesotho
• Wildlife of Lesotho
  • Fauna of Lesotho
    • Birds of Lesotho
    • Mammals of Lesotho

Natural geographic features of Lesotho

• Glaciers in Lesotho: none ^[2]
• Islands of Lesotho
• Lakes of Lesotho
• Mountains of Lesotho
  • Volcanoes in Lesotho
• Rivers of Lesotho
  • Waterfalls of Lesotho
• Valleys of Lesotho
• World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None

Regions of Lesotho

Administrative divisions of Lesotho

• Districts of Lesotho

Districts of Lesotho

Municipalities of Lesotho

• Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
• Cities of Lesotho

Demography 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

Executive branch of the government of Lesotho

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

Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho

• Parliament of Lesotho (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Lesotho
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Lesotho

Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho

• Supreme Court 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]

Law and order in Lesotho

• Constitution of Lesotho
• Crime in Lesotho
• Human rights in Lesotho
  • LGBT rights in Lesotho
  • Freedom of religion in Lesotho
• Law enforcement in Lesotho

Military of Lesotho

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Lesotho
• Forces
  • Army of Lesotho
  • Navy of Lesotho: None
  • Air Force of Lesotho
  • Special forces of Lesotho
• Military history of Lesotho
• Military ranks of Lesotho

History of Lesotho

Main article: History of Lesotho, Timeline of the history of Lesotho, and Current events of Lesotho

• Military history of Lesotho

Culture of Lesotho

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

Art in Lesotho

• Art in Lesotho
• Cinema of Lesotho
• Literature of Lesotho
• Music of Lesotho
• Television in Lesotho
• Theatre in Lesotho

Sports in Lesotho

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

Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 159th (one hundred and fifty ninth)
• Agriculture in Lesotho
• Banking in Lesotho
  • National Bank of Lesotho
• Communications in Lesotho
  • Internet in Lesotho
• Companies of Lesotho
• Currency of Lesotho: Loti
  • ISO 4217: LSL
• Energy in Lesotho
  • Energy policy of Lesotho
  • Oil industry in Lesotho
• Health care in Lesotho
• Mining in Lesotho
• Lesotho Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Lesotho
• Transport in Lesotho
• Transportation in Lesotho
  • Airports in Lesotho
  • Rail transport in Lesotho
  • Roads in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho

See also

Southern Sotho language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• 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

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Lesotho

• Government of Lesotho
• Judgments of the Lesotho High Court
• Lesotho Internet Cafe directory
• Outline of Lesotho at DMOZ
• Lesotho travel guide from Wikivoyage