Outline of Lesotho
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho:
Lesotho - sovereign country located in Southern Africa. 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:
- Official endonym:
- Adjectival: Basotho
- Demonym:
- ISO country codes: LS, LSO, 426
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LS
- 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
- * Time zone: South African Standard Time
- * Extreme points of Lesotho
- ** High: Thabana Ntlenyana
- ** Low: Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River
- * 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
Natural geographic features of Lesotho
- Glaciers in Lesotho: none
- Rivers of Lesotho
- World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None
Regions of Lesotho
Regions of LesothoEcoregions of Lesotho
List of ecoregions in LesothoAdministrative divisions 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
Demographics of LesothoGovernment 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 LesothoExecutive branch of the government of Lesotho
Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho
Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho
Court system of LesothoForeign relations of Lesotho
Foreign relations of LesothoInternational organization membership
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
- African Development Bank Group
- African Union
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 77
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Southern African Customs Union
- Southern African Development Community
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- Universal Postal Union
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
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 LesothoHistory 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
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
- 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