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Lesotho
Lesotho, the “Kingdom in the sky” or the “Mountain Kingdom”, is completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. After independence from Great Britain in 1966 the former Basutoland changed its name into Lesotho.
The tourist potential of the mountainous Kingdom is the natural beauty, rich flora and fauna, and the absorbing prehistoric and cultural heritage.
Lesotho is up to today one of the hidden gems of Southern Africa. Not many tourists, in comparison to the other Southern African countries, are visiting Lesotho. Due to its position up in the mountains and its less developed transport system, getting around in Lesotho can be quite difficult. Recent developments brought the first skiing resort to the country and with it the longest ski run of the continent of Africa.
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Area
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30.355 sq km
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Capital
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Maseru
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Currency
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Loti (LSL)
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Languages
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Population
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2.022.331 (07/06 est.)
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Ethnic Groups
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Sesotho (southern Sotho) 99,7%
Europeans, Asians and other 0,3% -
Climate
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temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
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Elevation extremes
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lowest point: junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m
highest point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m -
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
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28,9% (2003 est.)
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Electricity
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Internet Country Code
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.ls
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