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.ib-country-fake-li{text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fake-li2{text-indent:0.5em;margin-left:1em;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-website{line-height:11pt}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-map-caption3{position:relative;top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn{text-align:left;margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn-num{margin-left:1em}</style> Lesotho (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:IPA/English?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:IPA/English">/lɪˈsuːtuː/</a> <span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6">[6]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7">[7]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style>Sotho pronunciation: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:IPA?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:IPA">[lɪˈsʊːtʰʊ]</a>), formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, formerly known as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basutoland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basutoland">Basutoland</a>, is a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Landlocked_country?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Landlocked country">landlocked country</a> in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Southern_Africa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Southern Africa">Southern Africa</a>. As an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Enclave and exclave">enclave</a> of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_Africa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, with which it shares a 1,106 km (687 mi) border,<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:5-8">[8]</a> it is the largest sovereign enclave in the world, and the only one outside of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Italian_Peninsula?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Peninsula">Italian Peninsula</a>. It is situated in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maloti_Mountains?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maloti Mountains">Maloti Mountains</a> and contains the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thabana_Ntlenyana?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Thabana Ntlenyana">highest peak in Southern Africa</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9">[9]</a> It has an area of over 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) and has a population of about two million. Its <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Capital_city?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Capital city">capital</a> and largest city is <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru">Maseru</a>. The country is also known by the nickname The Mountain Kingdom/The Kingdom in the Sky.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-10">[10]</a> <table class="infobox ib-country vcard"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-above adr"> <div class="fn org country-name"> Kingdom of Lesotho </div> <div class="ib-country-names"> Naha ea Lesotho (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sotho_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sotho language">Sotho</a>) </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"> <div class="noresize" style="display:table; width:100%;"> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding-left:5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_Lesotho.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Lesotho"><img alt="Flag of Lesotho" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Flag_of_Lesotho.svg/125px-Flag_of_Lesotho.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Flag_of_Lesotho.svg/188px-Flag_of_Lesotho.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Flag_of_Lesotho.svg/250px-Flag_of_Lesotho.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></a> </div> <div> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Lesotho">Flag</a> </div> </div> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding: 0px 5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Lesotho.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" 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Pula, Nala" "Peace, Rain, Prosperity"</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data anthem">Anthem: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_Fat%C5%A1e_La_Bontata_Rona?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Lesotho Fatše La Bontata Rona">Lesōthō Fatše La Bo-Ntat'a Rōna</a> (English: "Lesotho, land of our Fathers") <div style="display:inline-block;margin-top:0.4em;"> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> <audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" style="width:220px;" data-durationhint="44" data-mwtitle="National_anthem_of_Lesotho,_performed_by_the_U.S._Navy_Band.wav" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"> <source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/aa/National_anthem_of_Lesotho%2C_performed_by_the_U.S._Navy_Band.wav/National_anthem_of_Lesotho%2C_performed_by_the_U.S._Navy_Band.wav.ogg" type="audio/ogg; 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru">Maseru</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename%3DLesotho%26params%3D29_18_54_S_27_29_13_E_region:LS_type:city">29°18′54″S 27°29′13″E / 29.31500°S 27.48694°E / -29.31500; 27.48694</a></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official languages</th> <td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sotho_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sotho language">Sesotho</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_African_English?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South African English">English</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ethnic_group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">Ethnic groups</a> <div class="ib-country-ethnic"> (2020) </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li>99.7% <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sotho_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sotho people">Basotho</a></li> <li>0.3% others</li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion <div class="ib-country-religion"> (2020)<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1">[1]</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li style="white-space:nowrap;">92.1% <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Christianity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Christianity">Christianity</a></li> <li style="white-space:nowrap;">6.6% <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Traditional_African_religion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Traditional African religion">traditional faiths</a></li> <li style="white-space:nowrap;">1.0% <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Irreligion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Irreligion">no religion</a></li> <li style="white-space:nowrap;">0.3% others</li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Demonym?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Demonym">Demonym(s)</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li>Mosotho (singular)</li> <li>Basotho (plural)</li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Lesotho">Government</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Unitary_state?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Unitary state">Unitary</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parliamentary_system?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parliamentary system">parliamentary</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constitutional monarchy">constitutional monarchy</a></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;"> • <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/King_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Lesotho">Monarch</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Letsie_III_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Letsie III of Lesotho">Letsie III</a></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;"> • <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Lesotho">Prime Minister</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sam_Matekane?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sam Matekane">Sam Matekane</a></td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parliament_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parliament of Lesotho">Parliament</a></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Upper_house?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Upper house">Upper house</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Senate_(Lesotho)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate (Lesotho)">Senate</a></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedbottomrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lower_house?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lower house">Lower house</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Assembly_(Lesotho)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Assembly (Lesotho)">National Assembly</a></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Independence from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></th> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;"> • Independence declared </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">4 October 1966</td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Geography_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Geography of Lesotho">Area </a></th> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • Total </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi) (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of countries and dependencies by area">137th</a>)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedbottomrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • Water (%) </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">negligible</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Demographics_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Demographics of Lesotho">Population</a></th> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • 2023 estimate </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">2,210,646<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2">[2]</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of countries and dependencies by population">147th</a>)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedbottomrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • Density </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">68.1/km2 (176.4/sq mi) (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of countries and dependencies by population density">138th</a>)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gross_domestic_product?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style>(<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Purchasing power parity">PPP</a>)</th> <td class="infobox-data">2023 estimate</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • Total </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> $6.915 billion<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-IMFWEO.LS-3">[3]</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of countries by GDP (PPP)">168th</a>)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedbottomrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • Per capita </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> $3,234<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-IMFWEO.LS-3">[3]</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita">164th</a>)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gross_domestic_product?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a>  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488">(nominal)</th> <td class="infobox-data">2023 estimate</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • Total </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> $2.373 billion<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-IMFWEO.LS-3">[3]</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">184th</a>)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedbottomrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div class="ib-country-fake-li"> • Per capita </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> $1,110<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-IMFWEO.LS-3">[3]</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita">169th</a>)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gini_coefficient?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gini coefficient">Gini</a>  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488">(2017)</th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Positive decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Decrease_Positive.svg/11px-Decrease_Positive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Decrease_Positive.svg/17px-Decrease_Positive.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Decrease_Positive.svg/22px-Decrease_Positive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> 44.9<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-wb-gini-4">[4]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style>medium inequality</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Human_Development_Index?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a>  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488">(2022)</th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> 0.521<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-HDI-5">[5]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">low (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of countries by Human Development Index">168th</a>)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Currency</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_loti?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lesotho loti">Lesotho loti</a> (LSL) <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_African_rand?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South African rand">South African rand</a> (ZAR)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Time zone</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>+2 (South African Standard Time)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date format</th> <td class="infobox-data">yyyy-mm-dd dd/mm/yyyy<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#endnote_date_format">[a]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Left- and right-hand traffic">Drives on</a></th> <td class="infobox-data">left</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Telephone numbers in Lesotho">Calling code</a></th> <td class="infobox-data">+266</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ISO_3166?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="ISO 3166-2:LS">LS</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Country code top-level domain">Internet TLD</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/.ls?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title=".ls">.ls</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <div class="ib-country-fn"> <ol class="ib-country-fn-alpha"> <li value="1"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#ref_date_format">^</a> yyyy-mm-dd in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sotho_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sotho language">Sotho</a>; dd/mm/yyyy in English.</li> </ol> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"> <table class="infobox" style="background:#fff6d9"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Sotho</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background:#fee8ab">Person</th> <td class="infobox-data">Mosotho</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background:#fee8ab">People</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sotho_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sotho people">Basotho</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background:#fee8ab">Language</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sotho_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sotho language">Sesotho</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background:#fee8ab">Country</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lesotho</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sotho_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sotho people">Sotho ethnic group</a> (also known as Basotho), from which the country derives its name, composes 99.7% of the country's current population, making it one of the most <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Monoethnicity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Monoethnicity">ethnically homogeneous</a> in the world. Their native language, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sotho_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sotho language">Sesotho</a>, is the official language along with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/English_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="English language">English</a>. The name Lesotho translates to "land of the Sesotho speakers".<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-11">[11]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12">[12]</a> Lesotho was formed in 1824 by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moshoeshoe_I?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moshoeshoe I">King Moshoeshoe I</a>. Continuous encroachments by Dutch settlers made the King enter into an agreement with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_Empire?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British Empire">British Empire</a> to become a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Protectorate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Protectorate">protectorate</a> in 1868 and, in 1884, a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crown_colony?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crown colony">crown colony</a>. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/History_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="History of Lesotho">It achieved independence</a> in 1966, and was subsequently ruled by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basotho_National_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basotho National Party">Basotho National Party</a> (BNP) for two decades. Its constitutional government was restored in 1993 after seven years of military rule. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moshoeshoe_II_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho">King Moshoeshoe II</a> was exiled in 1990 but returned in 1992 and was reinstated in 1995. One year later, Moshoeshoe II died and his son <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Letsie_III?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Letsie III">Letsie III</a> took the throne, which he still holds.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:5-8">[8]</a> Lesotho is considered a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Developing_country?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Developing country">lower middle income country</a> with significant socioeconomic challenges. Almost half of its population is below the poverty line, and the country's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_by_HIV/AIDS_adult_prevalence_rate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate">HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is the second-highest in the world</a>. However, it also targets a high rate of universal primary education and has <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of countries by literacy rate">one of the highest rates of literacy</a> in Africa (81% as of 2021). Lesotho is a member of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_Nations?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Non-Aligned_Movement?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Non-Aligned Movement">Non-Aligned Movement</a>, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth of Nations</a>, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/African_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="African Union">African Union</a>, and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Southern_African_Development_Community?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Southern African Development Community">Southern African Development Community</a>. According to 2023 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V-Dem_Democracy_indices?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="V-Dem Democracy indices">V-Dem Democracy indices</a>, Lesotho is ranked 64th <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Representative_democracy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Representative democracy">electoral democracy worldwide</a> and 7th <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Democracy_in_Africa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Democracy in Africa">electoral democracy in Africa</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-vdem_dataset-13">[13]</a> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#History">1 History</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Basotho_land">1.1 Basotho land</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Independence">1.2 Independence</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Politics">2 Politics</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Foreign_relations">2.1 Foreign relations</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Defence_and_law_enforcement">2.2 Defence and law enforcement</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Law">2.3 Law</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Districts">2.4 Districts</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Geography">3 Geography</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Climate">3.1 Climate</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Drought">3.2 Drought</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Wildlife">3.3 Wildlife</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Economy">4 Economy</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Demographics">5 Demographics</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Ethnic_groups_and_languages">5.1 Ethnic groups and languages</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Religion">5.2 Religion</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Education_and_literacy">5.3 Education and literacy</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Health">5.4 Health</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Violence_against_women_in_Lesotho">5.5 Violence against women in Lesotho</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Culture">6 Culture</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Basotho_pony">6.1 Basotho pony</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Film_and_media">6.2 Film and media</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also">7 See also</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References">8 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links">9 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <h2 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(October 2015) (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a>) </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Basotho_land">Basotho land</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Basotho land" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:King_Moshoeshoe_of_the_Basotho_with_his_ministers.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/King_Moshoeshoe_of_the_Basotho_with_his_ministers.jpg/170px-King_Moshoeshoe_of_the_Basotho_with_his_ministers.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="194" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2107" data-file-height="2405"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 194px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/King_Moshoeshoe_of_the_Basotho_with_his_ministers.jpg/170px-King_Moshoeshoe_of_the_Basotho_with_his_ministers.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="194" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/King_Moshoeshoe_of_the_Basotho_with_his_ministers.jpg/255px-King_Moshoeshoe_of_the_Basotho_with_his_ministers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/King_Moshoeshoe_of_the_Basotho_with_his_ministers.jpg/340px-King_Moshoeshoe_of_the_Basotho_with_his_ministers.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moshoeshoe_I?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moshoeshoe I">King Moshoeshoe I</a> with his ministers </figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basutoland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basutoland">Basutoland</a> emerged as a single <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Body_politic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Body politic">polity</a> under King <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moshoeshoe_I?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moshoeshoe I">Moshoeshoe I</a> in 1822. Moshoeshoe, a son of Mokhachane, a minor <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tribal_chief?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tribal chief">chief</a> of the Bakoteli lineage, formed his own <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Clan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Clan">clan</a> and became a chief around 1804. Between 1820 and 1823, he and his followers settled at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Butha-Buthe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Butha-Buthe">Butha-Buthe</a> Mountain, joining with former adversaries in resistance against the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mfecane?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mfecane">Lifaqane</a> associated with the reign of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Shaka?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Shaka">Shaka</a> Zulu from 1818 to 1828. Further evolution of the state emerged from conflicts between <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_Empire?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British Empire">British</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Netherlands?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Netherlands">Dutch</a> colonists leaving the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cape_Colony?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cape Colony">Cape Colony</a> following its seizure from the French-allied Dutch by the British in 1795, and also from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orange_River_Sovereignty?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Orange River Sovereignty">Orange River Sovereignty</a> and subsequent <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orange_Free_State?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Orange Free State">Orange Free State</a>. Missionaries Thomas Arbousset, Eugène Casalis and Constant Gosselin from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paris_Evangelical_Missionary_Society?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paris Evangelical Missionary Society">Paris Evangelical Missionary Society</a>, invited by Moshoeshoe I, were placed at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Morija?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Morija">Morija</a>, developing Sesotho <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orthography?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Orthography">orthography</a> and printed works in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sesotho_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Sesotho language">Sesotho language</a> between 1837 and 1855. Casalis, acting as translator and providing advice on foreign affairs, helped set up diplomatic channels and acquire guns for use against the encroaching Europeans and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Griqua_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Griqua people">Griqua people</a>. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Trekboers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Trekboers">Trekboers</a> from Cape Colony arrived on the western borders of Basutoland and claimed rights to its land, the first of which being Jan de Winnaar who settled in the Matlakeng area in 1838. Incoming <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Boers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Boers">Boers</a> attempted to colonise the land between the two rivers and north of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Caledon_River?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Caledon River">Caledon</a>, claiming that it had been abandoned by the Sotho people. Moshoeshoe subsequently signed a treaty with the British Governor of the Cape Colony, Sir <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/George_Thomas_Napier?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="George Thomas Napier">George Thomas Napier</a>, that annexed the Orange River Sovereignty where Boers had settled. These outraged Boers were suppressed in a skirmish in 1848. In 1851, a British force was defeated by the Basotho army at the city of Kolonyama. After repelling another British attack in 1852, Moshoeshoe sent an appeal to the British commander that settled the dispute diplomatically, and then defeated the Batlokoa in 1853. In 1854, the British pulled out of the region, and in 1858, Moshoeshoe fought a series of wars with the Boers in what is known as the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Free_State%E2%80%93Basotho_Wars?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Free State–Basotho Wars">Free State–Basotho War</a>. As a result, Moshoeshoe lost a portion of the western lowlands. The last war with the Boers ended in 1867 when Moshoeshoe appealed to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Queen_Victoria?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> who agreed to make Basutoland a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_protectorate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British protectorate">British protectorate</a> in 1868. <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:1959_Basutoland_National_Council_stamps.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/1959_Basutoland_National_Council_stamps.jpg/220px-1959_Basutoland_National_Council_stamps.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="86" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2702" data-file-height="1059"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 86px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/1959_Basutoland_National_Council_stamps.jpg/220px-1959_Basutoland_National_Council_stamps.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="86" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/1959_Basutoland_National_Council_stamps.jpg/330px-1959_Basutoland_National_Council_stamps.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/1959_Basutoland_National_Council_stamps.jpg/440px-1959_Basutoland_National_Council_stamps.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> 1959 stamps for the Basutoland National Council </figcaption> </figure> In 1869, the British signed a treaty at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Aliwal_North?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Aliwal North">Aliwal North</a> with the Boers that defined the boundaries of Basutoland. This treaty reduced Moshoeshoe's kingdom to half its previous size by ceding the western territories. Then, the British transferred functions from Moshoeshoe's capital in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thaba_Bosiu?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Thaba Bosiu">Thaba Bosiu</a> to a police camp on the northwest border, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru">Maseru</a>, until eventually the administration of Basutoland was transferred to the Cape Colony in 1871. Moshoeshoe died on 11 March 1870, marking the beginning of the colonial era of Basutoland. In the Cape Colony period between 1871 and 1884, Basutoland was treated similarly to other territories that had been forcibly annexed, much to the humiliation of the Basotho, leading to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basuto_Gun_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basuto Gun War">Basuto Gun War</a> in 1880–1881.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-cities-14">[14]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-15">[15]</a> In 1884, the territory became a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crown_colony?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crown colony">Crown colony</a> by the name of Basutoland, with Maseru as its capital. It remained under direct rule by a governor, while effective internal power was wielded by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tribal_chief?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tribal chief">tribal chiefs</a>. In 1905, a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru_branch_line?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru branch line">railway line</a> was built to connect Maseru to the railway network of South Africa. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Independence">Independence</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Independence" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Basutoland gained its independence from the United Kingdom and became the Kingdom of Lesotho in 1966.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-hansenvaa-16">[16]</a> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basotho_National_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basotho National Party">Basotho National Party</a> (BNP) ruled from 1966 until January 1970. What later ensued was a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/De_facto?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="De facto">de facto</a> government led by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Leabua_Jonathan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Leabua Jonathan">Leabua Jonathan</a>. In January 1970, the ruling BNP lost the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1970_Lesotho_general_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1970 Lesotho general election">first post-independence general elections</a>, with 23 seats to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basutoland_Congress_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basutoland Congress Party">Basotho Congress Party</a>'s (BCP) 36. Prime Minister Jonathan refused to cede power to BCP, instead declaring himself prime minister and imprisoning the BCP leadership. BCP began a rebellion and then received training in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Libyan_Arab_Republic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Libyan Arab Republic">Libya</a> for its <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_Liberation_Army?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lesotho Liberation Army">Lesotho Liberation Army</a> (LLA) under the pretense of being <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Azanian_People%27s_Liberation_Army?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Azanian People's Liberation Army">Azanian People's Liberation Army</a> soldiers of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pan_Africanist_Congress_of_Azania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pan Africanist Congress of Azania">Pan Africanist Congress</a> (PAC). Deprived of arms and supplies by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/David_Sibeko?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="David Sibeko">David Sibeko</a> faction of PAC in 1978, the 178-strong LLA was rescued from their <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tanzania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tanzania">Tanzanian</a> base by the financial assistance of a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maoism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maoism">Maoist</a> PAC officer and launched a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Guerrilla warfare">guerrilla war</a>. A force was defeated in northern Lesotho, and later guerrillas launched more sporadic attacks. The campaign was compromised when BCP's leader, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ntsu_Mokhehle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ntsu Mokhehle">Ntsu Mokhehle</a>, went to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pretoria?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a>. In the 1980s, some Basotho who sympathised with the exiled BCP were threatened with death and attacked by the government of Leabua Jonathan. On 4 September 1981, the family of Benjamin Masilo was attacked. In the attack his 3-year-old grandson died. Four days later, Edgar Mahlomola Motuba, the editor of the newspaper Leselinyana la Lesotho, was abducted from his home, together with two friends, and murdered. <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Lesotho_mountain_village_(5285775857).jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Lesotho_mountain_village_%285285775857%29.jpg/220px-Lesotho_mountain_village_%285285775857%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Lesotho_mountain_village_%285285775857%29.jpg/220px-Lesotho_mountain_village_%285285775857%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Lesotho_mountain_village_%285285775857%29.jpg/330px-Lesotho_mountain_village_%285285775857%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Lesotho_mountain_village_%285285775857%29.jpg/440px-Lesotho_mountain_village_%285285775857%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> Lesotho mountain village </figcaption> </figure> After Jonathan was sacked in a 1986 coup, the Transitional Military Council that came to power granted executive powers to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moshoeshoe_II_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho">King Moshoeshoe II</a>, who was until then a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ceremonial_monarch?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceremonial monarch">ceremonial monarch</a>. In 1987 the king was forced into <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Exile?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Exile">exile</a> after coming up with a 6-page memorandum on how he wanted the Lesotho's constitution to be, which would have given him more executive powers than the military government had originally agreed to. His son was installed as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Letsie_III_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Letsie III of Lesotho">King Letsie III</a> in his place. The chairman of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Military_junta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Military junta">military junta</a>, Major General <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Justin_Metsing_Lekhanya?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Justin Metsing Lekhanya">Justin Metsing Lekhanya</a>, was ousted in 1991 and replaced by Major General <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Elias_Phisoana_Ramaema?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Elias Phisoana Ramaema">Elias Phisoana Ramaema</a> who handed over power to a democratically elected government of BCP in 1993. Moshoeshoe II returned from exile in 1992 as an ordinary citizen. After the return to democratic government, King Letsie III tried unsuccessfully to persuade the BCP government to reinstate his father (Moshoeshoe II) as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Head_of_state?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Head of state">head of state</a>. In August 1994, Letsie III staged <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1994_Lesotho_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1994 Lesotho coup d'état">a military-backed coup</a> that deposed the BCP government, after the BCP government refused to reinstate his father, Moshoeshoe II, according to Lesotho's constitution. Member states of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Southern_African_Development_Community?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Southern African Development Community">Southern African Development Community</a> (SADC) engaged in negotiations to reinstate the BCP government. One of the conditions Letsie III put forward for this was that his father should be re-installed as head of state. After protracted negotiations, the BCP government was reinstated and Letsie III abdicated in favour of his father in 1995, and ascended the throne again when Moshoeshoe II died at the age of 57 in a supposed road accident when his car plunged off a mountain road on 15 January 1996. According to a government statement, Moshoeshoe had set out at 1 am to visit his <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cattle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cattle">cattle</a> at Matsieng and was returning to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru">Maseru</a> through the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maluti_Mountains?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Maluti Mountains">Maluti Mountains</a> when his car left the road.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-nyt-17">[17]</a> In 1997, the ruling BCP split over leadership disputes. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Prime_Minister?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ntsu_Mokhehle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ntsu Mokhehle">Ntsu Mokhehle</a> formed a new party, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_Congress_for_Democracy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lesotho Congress for Democracy">Lesotho Congress for Democracy</a> (LCD), and was followed by a majority of members of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parliament?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parliament">parliament</a>, which enabled him to form a new government. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pakalitha_Mosisili?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pakalitha Mosisili">Pakalitha Mosisili</a> succeeded Mokhehle as party leader and LCD won the general elections in 1998. Opposition protests "intensified", culminating in a demonstration outside the royal <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Palace?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Palace">palace</a> in August 1998. While the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Botswana_Defence_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Botswana Defence Force">Botswana Defence Force</a> troops were welcomed, tensions with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_African_National_Defence_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South African National Defence Force">South African National Defence Force</a> troops resulted in fighting. Incidences of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rioting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Rioting">rioting</a> "intensified" when South African troops hoisted a South African flag over the Royal Palace. By the time the SADC forces withdrew in May 1999, much of the capital of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru">Maseru</a> "lay in ruins", and the southern provincial capital towns of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mafeteng?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mafeteng">Mafeteng</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mohale%27s_Hoek?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mohale's Hoek">Mohale's Hoek</a> had lost over a third of their commercial <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Real_estate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Real estate">real estate</a>. An Interim Political Authority (IPA), charged with reviewing the electoral structure in the country, was created in December 1998. IPA devised a proportional electoral system to ensure that the opposition would be represented in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Assembly?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Assembly">National Assembly</a>. The new system retained the existing 80 elected Assembly seats, and added 40 seats to be filled on a proportional basis. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2002_Lesotho_general_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2002 Lesotho general election">Elections</a> were held under this new system in May 2002, and LCD won, gaining 54% of the vote. There are irregularities and threats of violence from Major General Lekhanya. Nine opposition parties hold all 40 of the proportional seats, with BNP having the largest share (21). LCD has 79 of the 80 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constituency?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituency">constituency</a>-based seats.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-18">[18]</a> While its elected members participate in the National Assembly, BNP has launched legal challenges to the elections, including a recount. On 30 August 2014, an alleged abortive military "coup" took place, forcing then Prime Minister <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thomas_Thabane?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Thabane">Thomas Thabane</a> to flee to South Africa for three days.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-19">[19]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-20">[20]</a> On 19 May 2020, Thomas Thabane formally stepped down as prime minister of Lesotho following months of pressure after he was named as a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-21">[21]</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moeketsi_Majoro?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moeketsi Majoro">Moeketsi Majoro</a>, the economist and former Minister of Development Planning, was elected as Thabane's successor.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-22">[22]</a> On 13 May 2020, according to the health ministry, Lesotho became the last African nation to report a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Lesotho">COVID-19 case</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-23">[23]</a> On 28 October 2022, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sam_Matekane?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sam Matekane">Sam Matekane</a> was sworn in as Lesotho's new Prime Minister after forming a new coalition government. His <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Revolution_for_Prosperity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Revolution for Prosperity">Revolution for Prosperity</a> (RFP) party, formed earlier same year, won the 7 October <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2022_Lesotho_general_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2022 Lesotho general election">elections</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-24">[24]</a> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Politics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Lesotho">Politics of Lesotho</a> </div> The Lesotho Government is a parliamentary <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constitutional monarchy">constitutional monarchy</a>. The Prime Minister, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sam_Matekane?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sam Matekane">Sam Matekane</a>, is the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Head_of_government?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Head of government">head of government</a> and has <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Executive_authority?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive authority">executive authority</a>. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/King_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Lesotho">King of Lesotho</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Letsie_III_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Letsie III of Lesotho">Letsie III</a>, is the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Head_of_state?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Head of state">head of state</a> and serves a "largely ceremonial function"; he no longer possesses any executive authority and is prohibited from actively participating in political initiatives. The Revolution for Prosperity leads a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coalition_government?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coalition government">coalition government</a> in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly of Lesotho">National Assembly</a>, the lower house of parliament. The upper house of parliament, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Senate_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Senate of Lesotho">Senate</a>, is composed of 22 principal chiefs whose membership is hereditary, and 11 appointees of the king, acting on the advice of the prime minister. The constitution provides for an independent judicial system, made up of the High Court, the Court of Appeal, Magistrate's Courts, and traditional courts that exist predominantly in rural areas. All but one of the Justices on the Court of Appeal are South African jurists. There is no trial by jury; rather, judges make rulings alone or, in the case of criminal trials, with two other judges as observers. The constitution protects some <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Civil_liberties?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Civil liberties">civil liberties</a>, including <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_of_speech?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom of speech">freedom of speech</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_of_association?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom of association">freedom of association</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom of the press">freedom of the press</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_of_assembly?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom of assembly">freedom of peaceful assembly</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_of_religion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom of religion">freedom of religion</a>. Lesotho was ranked 12th out of 48 sub-Saharan African countries in the 2008 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ibrahim_Index_of_African_Governance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ibrahim Index of African Governance">Ibrahim Index of African Governance</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-25">[25]</a> In 2010, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/People%27s_Charter_Movement?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="People's Charter Movement">People's Charter Movement</a> called for the practical annexation of the country by South Africa due to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Epidemiology_of_HIV/AIDS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS">HIV epidemic</a>. Nearly a quarter of the population tests positive for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/HIV?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="HIV">HIV</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-26">[26]</a> The country has faced economic collapse, a weaker currency, and travel documents restricting movement. An <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/African_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="African Union">African Union</a> report called for economic integration of Lesotho with South Africa and stopped short of suggesting annexation. In May 2010, the Charter Movement delivered a petition to the South African <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/High_Commissioner_(Commonwealth)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="High Commissioner (Commonwealth)">High Commission</a> requesting integration. South Africa's home affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa rejected the idea that Lesotho should be treated as a special case.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-27">[27]</a> At the peak of the AIDS epidemic, over 30,000 Lesotho residents signed a petition for the country to be annexed to prevent life expectancy from falling to 34 years old.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-28">[28]</a> Scholars of comparative politics, like in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Jeffrey_Herbst?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Jeffrey Herbst">Jeffrey Herbst</a>'s "War and the State of Africa", argue that the lack of border disputes for countries like Lesotho and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eswatini?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Eswatini">Eswatini</a> has kept the countries weak politically.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-29">[29]</a> This weakness stems from the remnants of colonialism in the government, influenced by English and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roman-Dutch_law?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roman-Dutch law">Roman-Dutch common law</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-30">[30]</a> As a result, the government was not made to serve the Basotho people but rather to be exploitative. After prime minister <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tom_Thabane?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tom Thabane">Tom Thabane</a> resigned due to impeachment threats and a warrant of arrest for the murder of his wife in 2020, the South African finance minister suggested a confederation between Lesotho, Eswatini, and South Africa as a solution.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-31">[31]</a> His successor, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moeketsi_Majoro?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moeketsi Majoro">Moeketsi Majoro</a>, held office from 2020 to 2022 until he similarly resigned<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-32">[32]</a> after a vote of "no-confidence" in Parliament for misconduct with the military and improperly handling <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/COVID-19?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-33">[33]</a> While prime minister <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sam_Matekane?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sam Matekane">Sam Matekane</a> is working with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Southern_African_Development_Community?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Southern African Development Community">South African Development Community</a> (SADC) towards legal reform, his administration still shows signs of corruption, as 40,000 garment workers protested for better conditions and faced excessive force that killed two protestors.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-34">[34]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Foreign_relations">Foreign relations</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Foreign relations" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Foreign relations of Lesotho">Foreign relations of Lesotho</a> </div> Lesotho is a member of some regional economic organisations, including the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Southern_African_Development_Community?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Southern African Development Community">Southern African Development Community</a> (SADC)<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-35">[35]</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Southern_African_Customs_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Southern African Customs Union">Southern African Customs Union</a> (SACU).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-36">[36]</a> It is active in the United Nations (UN), the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/African_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="African Union">African Union</a> (AU), the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Non-Aligned_Movement?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Non-Aligned Movement">Non-Aligned Movement</a> (NAM), the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a>, and other international organisations.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-37">[37]</a> Lesotho has maintained ties with the United Kingdom (Wales in particular), Germany, the United States, and other <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Western_world?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Western world">Western states</a>. It broke relations with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/China%E2%80%93Lesotho_relations?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="China–Lesotho relations">China</a> and re-established relations with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Taiwan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> in 1990, and later restored ties with China. It recognises the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/State_of_Palestine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="State of Palestine">State of Palestine</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-State-38">[38]</a> From 2014 up until 2018, it recognised the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Republic_of_Kosovo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Kosovo">Republic of Kosovo</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-39">[39]</a> It was a public opponent of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Apartheid?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a> in South Africa and granted a number of South African refugees political asylum during the apartheid era.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-State-38">[38]</a> In 2019, it signed the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons">UN treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-40">[40]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Defence_and_law_enforcement">Defence and law enforcement</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Defence and law enforcement" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_Defence_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lesotho Defence Force">Lesotho Defence Force</a> (LDF) is charged with the maintenance of internal security and the defence of Lesotho. Its chief officer is designated Commander.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-41">[41]</a> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_Mounted_Police_Service?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lesotho Mounted Police Service">Lesotho Mounted Police Service</a> (LMPS) is charged with the maintenance of law and order. Its chief officer is designated Commissioner. LMPS provides uniformed policing, criminal detection, and traffic policing. There are specialist units dealing with high-tech crime, immigration, wildlife, and terrorism. The force has existed, with changes of name, continuously since 1872. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho_National_Security_Service&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Lesotho National Security Service (page does not exist)">Lesotho National Security Service</a> (LNSS) is charged with the protection of national security. Established in modern form by the National Security Services Act of 1998, its chief officer is designated Director General, and appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-42">[42]</a> LNSS is an intelligence service, part of the Ministry of Defence and National Security, and reporting directly to the Government.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-43">[43]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Law">Law</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Law" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Chinese_Lesotho_project_Lesotho_Parliament_II.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Chinese_Lesotho_project_Lesotho_Parliament_II.jpg/220px-Chinese_Lesotho_project_Lesotho_Parliament_II.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5116" data-file-height="3410"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Chinese_Lesotho_project_Lesotho_Parliament_II.jpg/220px-Chinese_Lesotho_project_Lesotho_Parliament_II.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Chinese_Lesotho_project_Lesotho_Parliament_II.jpg/330px-Chinese_Lesotho_project_Lesotho_Parliament_II.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Chinese_Lesotho_project_Lesotho_Parliament_II.jpg/440px-Chinese_Lesotho_project_Lesotho_Parliament_II.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> The Parliament building in Maseru </figcaption> </figure> The Constitution of Lesotho came into force after the publication of the Commencement Order. Constitutionally, legislation refers to laws that have been passed by both houses of parliament and have been assented to by the king (Section 78(1)). Subordinate legislation refers to laws passed by other bodies to which parliament has, by virtue of Section 70(2) of the Constitution, validly delegated such legislative powers. These include government publications, ministerial orders, ministerial regulations, and municipal <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/By-laws?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="By-laws">by-laws</a>. While Lesotho shares with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_Africa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Botswana?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Botswana">Botswana</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eswatini?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Eswatini">Eswatini</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Namibia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Zimbabwe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> a mixed general legal system which resulted from the interaction between the Roman-Dutch <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Civil_law_(legal_system)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Civil law (legal system)">civil law</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/English_law?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="English law">English common law</a>. Its general law operates independently. Lesotho applies the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Common_law?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Common law">common law</a>, which refers to unwritten law or law from non-statutory sources, and excludes <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Customary_law?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Customary law">customary law</a>. Decisions from South African courts are only persuasive, and courts refer to them in formulating their decisions. Decisions from some jurisdictions can be cited for their persuasive value. Magistrates' court decisions do not become precedent since these are lower courts. They are bound by the decisions of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal, the final appellate forum on all matters, has supervisory and review jurisdiction over all the courts of Lesotho. Lesotho has a dual legal system consisting of customary and general laws operating side by side. Customary law is made up of the customs of the Basotho, written and codified in the Laws of Lerotholi. The general law consists of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roman-Dutch_law?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roman-Dutch law">Roman Dutch law</a> imported from the Cape and the Lesotho statutes. The codification of customary law came about after a council was appointed in 1903 to advise the British Resident Commissioner on which laws would be best for governing the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Basotho">Basotho</a>. Until this time, the Basotho customs and laws were passed down from generation to generation through <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oral_tradition?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oral tradition">oral tradition</a>. The council was given the task of codifying them, and they came up with the Laws of Lerotholi which are then applied by customary courts (local courts). The written works of certain authors have persuasive value in the courts of Lesotho. These include the writings of the "old authorities as well as contemporary writers from similar jurisdictions". <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Districts">Districts</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Districts" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Districts_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Districts of Lesotho">Districts of Lesotho</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Map_of_lesotho.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Map_of_lesotho.png/220px-Map_of_lesotho.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2464" data-file-height="2159"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 193px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Map_of_lesotho.png/220px-Map_of_lesotho.png" data-width="220" data-height="193" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Map_of_lesotho.png/330px-Map_of_lesotho.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Map_of_lesotho.png/440px-Map_of_lesotho.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> Districts and cities </figcaption> </figure> For administrative purposes, Lesotho is divided into <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Districts_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Districts of Lesotho">10 districts</a>, each headed by a district administrator. Each district has a capital known as a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Camptown_(Lesotho)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Camptown (Lesotho)">camptown</a>. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style> <div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Berea_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Berea District">Berea</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Butha-Buthe_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Butha-Buthe District">Butha-Buthe</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Leribe_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Leribe District">Leribe</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mafeteng_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mafeteng District">Mafeteng</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru District">Maseru</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mohale%27s_Hoek_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mohale's Hoek District">Mohale's Hoek</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mokhotlong_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mokhotlong District">Mokhotlong</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Qacha%27s_Nek_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Qacha's Nek District">Qacha's Nek</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Quthing_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Quthing District">Quthing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thaba-Tseka_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Thaba-Tseka District">Thaba-Tseka</a></li> </ul> </div> The districts are subdivided into 80 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constituencies_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constituencies of Lesotho">constituencies</a>, which consist of 129 local <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Community_councils_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Community councils of Lesotho">community councils</a>. </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Geography" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Geography_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Geography of Lesotho">Geography of Lesotho</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Lesotho_Topography.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Lesotho_Topography.png/220px-Lesotho_Topography.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1330" data-file-height="1236"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 204px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Lesotho_Topography.png/220px-Lesotho_Topography.png" data-width="220" data-height="204" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Lesotho_Topography.png/330px-Lesotho_Topography.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Lesotho_Topography.png/440px-Lesotho_Topography.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> Topographic map </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:AfriSki.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/AfriSki.jpg/220px-AfriSki.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="624" data-file-height="416"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/AfriSki.jpg/220px-AfriSki.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/AfriSki.jpg/330px-AfriSki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/AfriSki.jpg/440px-AfriSki.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Afriski?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Afriski">Afriski resort</a> in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maloti_Mountains?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maloti Mountains">Maloti Mountains</a> </figcaption> </figure> Lesotho covers 30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi). It is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation. Its lowest point of 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) is thus the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_by_lowest_point?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries by lowest point">highest lowest point of any country in the world</a>. Over 80% of the country lies above 1,800 metres (5,906 ft). Lesotho is the southernmost landlocked country in the world. It is the largest of the world's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_that_border_only_one_other_country?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Landlocked" title="List of countries that border only one other country">three independent states completely surrounded by the territory of another country</a>, with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vatican_City?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/San_Marino?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="San Marino">San Marino</a> being the other two. It is the only such state outside the Italian peninsula and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Europe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Europe">Europe</a>, as well as the only one that is not a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Microstate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Microstate">microstate</a>. Lesotho lies between latitudes <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/28th_parallel_south?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="28th parallel south">28°</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/31st_parallel_south?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="31st parallel south">31°S</a>, and longitudes <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/27th_meridian_east?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="27th meridian east">27°</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/30th_meridian_east?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="30th meridian east">30°E</a>. About 12% of Lesotho is arable land which is vulnerable to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Soil_erosion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Soil erosion">soil erosion</a>; it is estimated that 40 million tons of soil are lost each year due to erosion.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:1-44">[44]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=10&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Climate" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Climate_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Climate of Lesotho">Climate of Lesotho</a> </div> Because of its elevation, Lesotho remains cooler throughout the year than other regions at the same latitude. Most of the rain falls as summer <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thunderstorm?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Thunderstorm">thunderstorms</a>. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru">Maseru</a> and surrounding lowlands may reach 30 °C (86 °F) in summer. The temperature in the lowlands can get down to −7 °C (19 °F) and the highlands to −18 °C (0 °F) at times. Snow is more common in the highlands between May and September; the higher peaks may experience snowfalls year-round. Rainfall in Lesotho is variable regarding both when and where precipitation occurs. Annual precipitation can vary from 500 mm annually in one area to 1200 mm in another because of elevation.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:1-44">[44]</a> The summer season that stretches from October to April sees the most rainfall, and from December to February, the majority of the country receives over 100 mm of rain a month.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:1-44">[44]</a> The least monthly rainfall in Lesotho occurs in June when most regions receive less than 15 mm a month.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:1-44">[44]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Drought">Drought</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=11&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Drought" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Early_Morning_view_from_Sehlabathebe_House_-_panoramio.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Early_Morning_view_from_Sehlabathebe_House_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Early_Morning_view_from_Sehlabathebe_House_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Early_Morning_view_from_Sehlabathebe_House_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Early_Morning_view_from_Sehlabathebe_House_-_panoramio.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Early_Morning_view_from_Sehlabathebe_House_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Early_Morning_view_from_Sehlabathebe_House_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Early_Morning_view_from_Sehlabathebe_House_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Early_Morning_view_from_Sehlabathebe_House_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> Hills </figcaption> </figure> Periodic <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Drought?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Drought">droughts</a> have an effect on Lesotho's majority rural population as some people living outside of urban areas rely on <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Subsistence_agriculture?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Subsistence agriculture">subsistence farming</a> or small scale agriculture as their primary source of income.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:2-45">[45]</a> Droughts in Lesotho are exacerbated by some agricultural practices.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:3-46">[46]</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_World_Factbook?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The World Factbook">The World Factbook</a> lists periodic droughts under the 'Natural Hazard' section of Lesotho's section of the publication.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:5-8">[8]</a> In 2007, Lesotho experienced a drought and was advised by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_Nations?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> to declare a state of emergency to get aid from international organizations.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:2-45">[45]</a> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Famine_Early_Warning_Systems_Network?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Famine Early Warning Systems Network">Famine Early Warning Systems Network</a> reported that the rainy season of 2018/2019 not only started a month later than normal but also recorded below-average amounts of rain.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:4-47">[47]</a> Data from the Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation Station (CHIRP) shows rainfall in Lesotho between October 2018 and February 2019 ranged from 55% to 80% below normal rates.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:4-47">[47]</a> In March 2019, the Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis Committee conducted a report that initially predicted that 487,857 people in the country need humanitarian assistance because of the effects of drought.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:4-47">[47]</a> There are a variety of different ways drought in Lesotho has led to the need for humanitarian assistance. Some hygiene practices that result from "a lack of clean water" can cause cases of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Typhoid_fever?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Typhoid fever">typhoid</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Diarrhea?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Diarrhea">diarrhea</a>. Lack of available water indirectly leads to an "increased risk" for women and girls who collect water for household consumption as they must spend more time and travel longer distances while running the risk of being physically or sexually assaulted.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:4-47">[47]</a> Drought in Lesotho leads to both migration to more urban areas and immigration to South Africa for new opportunities and to escape food insecurity.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:3-46">[46]</a> The report found that between July 2019 and June 2020 640,000 people in Lesotho are expected to be affected by food insecurity as a result of "unproductive harvests as well as the corresponding rise in food prices because of the drought".<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:4-47">[47]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=12&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Wildlife" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wildlife_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wildlife of Lesotho">Wildlife of Lesotho</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable selfref"> See also: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Environment_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Environment of Lesotho">Category:Environment of Lesotho</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Aloe_polyphylla_3.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Aloe_polyphylla_3.jpg/170px-Aloe_polyphylla_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="2400"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 227px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Aloe_polyphylla_3.jpg/170px-Aloe_polyphylla_3.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="227" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Aloe_polyphylla_3.jpg/255px-Aloe_polyphylla_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Aloe_polyphylla_3.jpg/340px-Aloe_polyphylla_3.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Aloe_polyphylla?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Aloe polyphylla">Aloe polyphylla</a> </figcaption> </figure> There are known to be <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of birds of Lesotho">339 bird species</a> in Lesotho, including 10 globally threatened species and two introduced species, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_reptiles_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of reptiles of Lesotho">17 reptile species</a>, including geckos, snakes and lizards, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of mammals of Lesotho">60 mammal species</a> endemic to Lesotho, including the endangered <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/White-tailed_rat?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="White-tailed rat">white-tailed rat</a>. Lesotho's flora is <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Alpine_plants?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpine plants">alpine</a>, due to mountainous terrain. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Katse_Botanical_Gardens?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Katse Botanical Gardens">Katse Botanical Gardens</a> houses a collection of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Medicinal_plants?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Medicinal plants">medicinal plants</a> and has a seed bank of plants from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Malibamat%27so_River?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Malibamat'so River">Malibamat'so River</a> area.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-golesotho-48">[48]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-49">[49]</a> Three terrestrial ecoregions lie within Lesotho's boundaries: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Drakensberg_alti-montane_grasslands_and_woodlands?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands">Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Drakensberg_montane_grasslands?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Drakensberg montane grasslands">Drakensberg montane grasslands</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Highveld_grasslands?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Highveld grasslands">Highveld grasslands</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-DinersteinOlson2017-50">[50]</a> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=13&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Economy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Economy_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Economy of Lesotho">Economy of Lesotho</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:A_vehicle_on_Sani_Pass.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/A_vehicle_on_Sani_Pass.jpg/220px-A_vehicle_on_Sani_Pass.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1063"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 146px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/A_vehicle_on_Sani_Pass.jpg/220px-A_vehicle_on_Sani_Pass.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="146" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/A_vehicle_on_Sani_Pass.jpg/330px-A_vehicle_on_Sani_Pass.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/A_vehicle_on_Sani_Pass.jpg/440px-A_vehicle_on_Sani_Pass.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sani_Pass?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sani Pass">Sani Pass</a> on the border is a tourist attraction. </figcaption> </figure> The economy of Lesotho is based on agriculture, livestock, manufacturing and mining, and depends on inflows of workers' <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Remittance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Remittance">remittances</a> and receipts from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Southern_African_Customs_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Southern African Customs Union">Southern African Customs Union</a> (SACU).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-worldbank-51">[51]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-52">[52]</a> The majority of households subsist on farming. The formal sector employment consists mainly of female workers in the apparel sector, male migrant labour, primarily miners in South Africa for 3 to 9 months, and employment by the Government of Lesotho (GOL). The western lowlands form the main agricultural zone. Almost 50% of the population earn income through informal crop cultivation or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Animal_husbandry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Animal husbandry">animal husbandry</a> with nearly two-thirds of the country's income coming from the agricultural sector. The percentage of the population living below USD <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Purchasing_Power_Parity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Purchasing Power Parity">Purchasing Power Parity</a> (PPP) US$1.25/day fell from 48% to 44% between 1995 and 2003.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-worldbank-51">[51]</a> Lesotho has taken advantage of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/African_Growth_and_Opportunity_Act?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="African Growth and Opportunity Act">African Growth and Opportunity Act</a> (AGOA) to become the largest exporter of garments to the US from sub-Saharan Africa.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-53">[53]</a> US brands and retailers sourcing from Lesotho include Foot Locker, Gap, Gloria Vanderbilt, JCPenney, Levi Strauss, Lululemon Athletica, Saks, Sears, Timberland and Wal-Mart.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-54">[54]</a> In mid-2004, its employment reached over 50,000, mostly female, marking the first time that manufacturing sector workers outnumbered government employees. In 2008 it exported goods worth 487 million dollars mainly to the US. Since 2004, employment in the sector has dwindled to about 45,000 in mid-2011 due to international competition in the garment sector. It was the largest formal sector employer in Lesotho in 2011.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-smartlessons.ifc.org-55">[55]</a> In 2007, the average earnings of an employee in the textile sector were US$103 per month, and the official minimum wage for a general textile worker was US$93 per month. The average gross national income per capita in 2008 was US$83 per month.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-smartlessons.ifc.org-55">[55]</a> The sector initiated a program to fight HIV/AIDS called <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Apparel_Lesotho_Alliance_to_fight_AIDS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Apparel Lesotho Alliance to fight AIDS">Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS</a> (ALAFA). It is an industry-wide program providing disease prevention and treatment for workers.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-alafa-56">[56]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style> <div class="thumb tmulti tright"> <div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:312px;max-width:312px"> <div class="trow"> <div class="tsingle" style="width:205px;max-width:205px"> <div class="thumbimage" style="height:134px;overflow:hidden"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Katse_Dam-001.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Katse_Dam-001.jpg/203px-Katse_Dam-001.jpg" decoding="async" width="203" height="135" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 203px;height: 135px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Katse_Dam-001.jpg/203px-Katse_Dam-001.jpg" data-alt="" data-width="203" data-height="135" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Katse_Dam-001.jpg/305px-Katse_Dam-001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Katse_Dam-001.jpg/406px-Katse_Dam-001.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </div> <div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Katse_Dam?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Katse Dam">Katse Dam</a> </div> </div> <div class="tsingle" style="width:103px;max-width:103px"> <div class="thumbimage" style="height:134px;overflow:hidden"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Mohale_Dam_2008.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Mohale_Dam_2008.jpg/101px-Mohale_Dam_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="101" height="135" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 101px;height: 135px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Mohale_Dam_2008.jpg/101px-Mohale_Dam_2008.jpg" data-alt="" data-width="101" data-height="135" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Mohale_Dam_2008.jpg/152px-Mohale_Dam_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Mohale_Dam_2008.jpg/202px-Mohale_Dam_2008.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </div> <div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mohale_Dam?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mohale Dam">Mohale Dam</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Water and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Diamonds?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamonds">diamonds</a> are some of Lesotho's natural resources.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-worldbank-51">[51]</a> Water is used through the 21-year, multibillion-dollar <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_Highlands_Water_Project?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lesotho Highlands Water Project">Lesotho Highlands Water Project</a> (LHWP), under the authority of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority. The project commenced in 1986.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-57">[57]</a> LHWP is designed to capture, store, and transfer water from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orange_River?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Orange River">Orange River</a> system to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Free_State_(province)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Free State (province)">South Africa's Free State</a> and greater <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Johannesburg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a> area. Completion of the first phase of the project has made Lesotho "almost completely self-sufficient" in the production of electricity and generated approximately US$70 million in 2010 from the sale of electricity and water to South Africa.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-58">[58]</a> Diamonds are produced at the Letšeng, Mothae, Liqhobong, and Kao mines, which combined are estimated to produce 240,000 carats of diamonds in 2014, worth US$300 million. The Letšeng mine is estimated to produce diamonds with an average value of US$2172 per carat, making it the world's richest mine on an average price per carat basis.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-59">[59]</a> The sector underwent a setback in 2008 as the result of the world recession and rebounded in 2010 and 2011. The export of diamonds reached US$230 million in 2010–2011.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-60">[60]</a> In 1957, a South African adventurer, colonel Jack Scott, accompanied by Keith Whitelock, set out prospecting for diamonds. They found their diamond mine at 3,100 m elevation, on top of the Maluti Mountains in northeastern Lesotho, some 70 km from Mokhotlong at Letšeng. In 1967, a 601-carat (120.2 g) diamond (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Brown_diamonds?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Brown diamonds">Lesotho Brown</a>) was discovered in the mountains by a Mosotho woman. In August 2006, a 603-carat (120.6 g) white diamond, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_Promise?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lesotho Promise">Lesotho Promise</a>, was discovered at the Letšeng-la-Terae mine. Another 478-carat (95.6 g) diamond was discovered at the same location in 2008.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-61">[61]</a> Lesotho has progressed in moving from a predominantly subsistence-oriented economy to a lower middle-income economy through exporting natural resources and manufacturing goods. The exporting sectors have brought "higher and more secure" incomes to a portion of the population.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-worldbank-51">[51]</a> The global economic crisis caused Lesotho to suffer a loss of textile exports and jobs due to the economic slowdown in the United States, one of their export destinations. Reduced diamond mining and exports, including a drop in the price of diamonds and a drop in SACU revenues due to the economic slowdown in the South African economy contributed to the crisis. A reduction in worker remittances due to the "weakening" of the South African economy, contraction of the mining sector, and related job losses in South Africa contributed to Lesotho's GDP growth slowing to 0.9% in 2009.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-worldbank-51">[51]</a> The official currency is the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_loti?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lesotho loti">loti</a> (plural: maloti) which can be used interchangeably with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_African_rand?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South African rand">South African rand</a>. The loti is at par with the rand. Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, and South Africa form a common currency and exchange control area known as the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Common_Monetary_Area?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Common Monetary Area">Common Monetary Area</a> (CMA). 100 lisente (singular: sente) equal 1 loti. </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=14&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Demographics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> See also: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Demographics_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Demographics of Lesotho">Demographics of Lesotho</a> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1219497266">.mw-parser-output .largestCities-table-background{background:#f9f9f9;color:#222}.mw-parser-output .largestCities-cell-background{background:#f0f0f0;color:#222}</style> <div> <table style="font-size:88%;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; border: 1px solid darkgray;"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="padding:0.3em 0.75em;"> <div style="float:right; width:6em; height:2.6em">   </div> <div style="float:left; width:6em; height:2.6em">   </div> <div style="height:2.6em;line-height:1.3em;"> Largest cities or towns in Lesotho <div style="display:inline;font-weight:normal;"> Source:<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-LESOTHOCITIES-62">[62]</a> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>Rank</th> <th><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of cities in Lesotho">Name</a></th> <th><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Districts_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Districts of Lesotho">District</a></th> <th>Pop.</th> <th></th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11" style="text-align: center"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Maseru_City_CBD.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Maseru"> <noscript> <img alt="Maseru" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Maseru_City_CBD.jpg/120px-Maseru_City_CBD.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1280"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 80px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Maseru_City_CBD.jpg/120px-Maseru_City_CBD.jpg" data-alt="Maseru" data-width="120" data-height="80" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Maseru_City_CBD.jpg/180px-Maseru_City_CBD.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Maseru_City_CBD.jpg/240px-Maseru_City_CBD.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru">Maseru</a></td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru">Maseru</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru District">Maseru</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">519,186</td> <td rowspan="11" style="text-align: center"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Likhoele.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Mafeteng"> <noscript> <img alt="Mafeteng" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Likhoele.jpg/120px-Likhoele.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Likhoele.jpg/120px-Likhoele.jpg" data-alt="Mafeteng" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Likhoele.jpg/180px-Likhoele.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Likhoele.jpg/240px-Likhoele.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mafeteng?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mafeteng">Mafeteng</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Hlotse_central_part.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Hlotse"> <noscript> <img alt="Hlotse" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Hlotse_central_part.jpg/120px-Hlotse_central_part.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 80px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Hlotse_central_part.jpg/120px-Hlotse_central_part.jpg" data-alt="Hlotse" data-width="120" data-height="80" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Hlotse_central_part.jpg/180px-Hlotse_central_part.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Hlotse_central_part.jpg/240px-Hlotse_central_part.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hlotse?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Hlotse">Hlotse</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Teyateyaneng?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Teyateyaneng">Teyateyaneng</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Berea_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Berea District">Berea</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">75,115</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mafeteng?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mafeteng">Mafeteng</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mafeteng_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mafeteng District">Mafeteng</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">57,059</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hlotse?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Hlotse">Hlotse</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Leribe_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Leribe District">Leribe</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">47,675</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maputsoe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maputsoe">Maputsoe</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Leribe_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Leribe District">Leribe</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">32,117</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mazenod,_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mazenod, Lesotho">Mazenod</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru District">Maseru</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">27,553</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ratau?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ratau">Ratau</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru District">Maseru</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">26,582</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mohale%27s_Hoek?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mohale's Hoek">Mohale's Hoek</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mohale%27s_Hoek_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mohale's Hoek District"> Mohale's Hoek</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">24,992</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Qiloane?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Qiloane">Qiloane</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maseru_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maseru District">Maseru</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">24,093</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mapoteng?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mapoteng">Mapoteng</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Berea_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Berea District">Berea</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">23,926</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Lesotho_class.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Lesotho_class.jpg/220px-Lesotho_class.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Lesotho_class.jpg/220px-Lesotho_class.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Lesotho_class.jpg/330px-Lesotho_class.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Lesotho_class.jpg/440px-Lesotho_class.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> Primary school class </figcaption> </figure> Lesotho has a population of approximately 2,281,454.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-UN_WPP-63">[63]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-UN_WPP_2022-64">[64]</a> The population distribution of Lesotho is 25% urban and 75% rural. It is estimated that the annual increase in urban population is 3.5%.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-factbook-65">[65]</a> 60.2% of the population is between 15 and 64 years of age.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-factbook-65">[65]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Ethnic_groups_and_languages">Ethnic groups and languages</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=15&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups and languages" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Languages_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Languages of Lesotho">Languages of Lesotho</a> </div> Lesotho's ethno-linguistic structure consists mostly of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Basotho">Basotho</a>, a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bantu_languages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Bantu languages">Bantu-speaking</a> people: an estimated 99.7% of the people identify as Basotho. In this regard, Lesotho is part of a minority of African countries that are <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nation_states?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Nation states">nation states</a> with a single dominant cultural ethnic group and language; the majority of African nations' borders were drawn by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Colonisation_of_Africa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Colonisation of Africa">colonial powers</a> and do not correspond to ethnic boundaries or pre-colonial polities.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyd19791-66">[66]</a> Basotho subgroups include the Bafokeng, Batloung, Baphuthi, Bakuena, Bataung, Batšoeneng, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Matebele?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Matebele">Matebele</a>. About 1% of the population consists of Europeans, Asians, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Xhosa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Xhosa people">Xhosa</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-67">[67]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=16&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Religion" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Religion_in_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Religion in Lesotho">Religion in Lesotho</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:St_Michaels_Cathedral,_lesotho.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/St_Michaels_Cathedral%2C_lesotho.jpg/220px-St_Michaels_Cathedral%2C_lesotho.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4922" data-file-height="3281"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/St_Michaels_Cathedral%2C_lesotho.jpg/220px-St_Michaels_Cathedral%2C_lesotho.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/St_Michaels_Cathedral%2C_lesotho.jpg/330px-St_Michaels_Cathedral%2C_lesotho.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/St_Michaels_Cathedral%2C_lesotho.jpg/440px-St_Michaels_Cathedral%2C_lesotho.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> St Michaels Cathedral </figcaption> </figure> In December 2011, the population of Lesotho is estimated to be more than 95% <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Christianism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Christianism">Christian</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Pew_Christians-68">[68]</a> Among these estimations, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Catholic_Church?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Catholic Church">Catholics</a> represent 49.4% of the population,<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-ARDA-69">[69]</a> served by the province of the Metropolitan <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Maseru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru">Archbishop of Maseru</a> and his three suffragans (the bishops of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Leribe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Leribe">Leribe</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Mohale%27s_Hoek?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Mohale's Hoek">Mohale's Hoek</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Qacha%27s_Nek?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Qacha's Nek">Qacha's Nek</a>), who form the national <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Episcopal_conference?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Episcopal conference">episcopal conference</a>. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Protestantism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Protestantism">Protestants</a> account for 18.2% of the population, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pentecostalism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pentecostalism">Pentecostals</a> 15.4%, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Anglican_Communion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Anglican Communion">Anglicans</a> 5.3%, and other Christians an additional 1.8%.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-ARDA-69">[69]</a> Non-Christian religions represent 9.6% of the population, and those of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Irreligion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Irreligion">no religion</a> 0.2%.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-ARDA-69">[69]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Education_and_literacy">Education and literacy</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=17&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Education and literacy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Education_in_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Education in Lesotho">Education in Lesotho</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:National_University_of_Lesotho_Administration_Block.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/National_University_of_Lesotho_Administration_Block.jpg/220px-National_University_of_Lesotho_Administration_Block.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2174" data-file-height="1449"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/National_University_of_Lesotho_Administration_Block.jpg/220px-National_University_of_Lesotho_Administration_Block.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/National_University_of_Lesotho_Administration_Block.jpg/330px-National_University_of_Lesotho_Administration_Block.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/National_University_of_Lesotho_Administration_Block.jpg/440px-National_University_of_Lesotho_Administration_Block.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_University_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National University of Lesotho">National University of Lesotho</a> </figcaption> </figure> According to estimates, 85% of women and 68% of men over the age of 15 are literate.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-70">[70]</a> As such, Lesotho holds "one of the highest literacy rates in Africa",<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-factbook-65">[65]</a> in part because Lesotho invests over 12% of its GDP in education.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-unesco-71">[71]</a> Female literacy (84.93%) exceeds male literacy (67.75%) by 17.18%. According to a study by the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality in 2000, 37% of grade 6 pupils in Lesotho (average age 14 years) are at or above reading level 4, "Reading for Meaning."<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-sacmeq-72">[72]</a> A pupil at this level of literacy can read ahead or backwards through parts of text to link and interpret information. While education is not compulsory, the Government of Lesotho is incrementally implementing a program for free primary education.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-73">[73]</a> In a 2009 report, adult literacy is as high as 82%. Among the children below the age of 5 years, 20% are underweight.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-undp-74">[74]</a> According to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="International Telecommunication Union">International Telecommunication Union</a>, 3.4% of the population use the internet. A service from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Telecom_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecom Lesotho">Econet Telecom Lesotho</a> expanded the country's access to email through entry-level, low-end mobile phones and consequently improved access to educational information. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/African_Library_Project?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="African Library Project">African Library Project</a> works to establish school and village libraries in partnership with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Peace_Corps?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Peace Corps">US Peace Corps Lesotho</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-peacecorps-75">[75]</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Butha-Buthe_District?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Butha-Buthe District">Butha-Buthe District</a> of Education. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Health">Health</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=18&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Health" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Health_in_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Health in Lesotho">Health in Lesotho</a> </div> The country is among the "Low Human Development" countries (rank 160 of 187 on the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Human_Development_Index?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Human Development Index">Human Development Index</a> as classified by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_Nations_Development_Programme?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United Nations Development Programme">UNDP</a>), with 52 years of life expectancy for men and women, estimated in 2009.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-76">[76]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:0-77">[77]</a> Life expectancy at birth in Lesotho in 2016 was 51 years for men and 55 for women. Infant mortality is about 8.3%. As of 2018, Lesotho's adult <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_countries_by_HIV/AIDS_adult_prevalence_rate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate">H.I.V./A.I.D.S. prevalence rate</a> of 23.6% was the second-highest in the world, after <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eswatini?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Eswatini">Eswatini</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-78">[78]</a> In 2021, Lesotho had a 22.8% <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/H.I.V.?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="H.I.V.">H.I.V.</a> prevalence rate among people between 15 and 49 years of age.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-79">[79]</a> The country has the highest incidence of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tuberculosis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tuberculosis">tuberculosis</a> in the world.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-80">[80]</a> According to the 2006 census of Lesotho, around 4% of the population is thought to have some sort of disability. There are concerns regarding the reliability of the methodologies used and the real figure is thought to be closer to the global estimate of 15%. According to a survey conducted by the Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled in conjunction with SINTEF,<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-81">[81]</a> people with disability in Lesotho face social and cultural barriers which prevent them from accessing education, health-care and employment on an equal basis with others. On 2 December 2008, Lesotho became the 42nd country in the world to sign the U.N. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_Persons_with_Disabilities?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities">Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a>. According to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/World_Health_Organization?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> data, Lesotho has had the world's highest rate of suicide per capita since 2008.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-82">[82]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Violence_against_women_in_Lesotho">Violence against women in Lesotho</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=19&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Violence against women in Lesotho" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Women_in_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Women in Lesotho">Women in Lesotho</a> </div> According to the U.N., Lesotho has the highest rape rate of any country (91.6 per 100,000 people reported rape in 2008).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-83">[83]</a> International data from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/UNODC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="UNODC">UNODC</a> found the incidence of rape recorded in 2008 by the police to be the highest in Lesotho out of any country in the study.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-unodc1-84">[84]</a> A study in Lesotho found that 61% of women reported having experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives, of whom 22% reported being physically forced to have sexual intercourse.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-85">[85]</a> In the 2009 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Demographic_and_Health_Surveys?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Demographic and Health Surveys">D.H.S. survey</a>, 15.7% of men said that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she refuses to have sex with him, while 16% said a husband is justified in using force to have sex.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-86">[86]</a> In another study, researchers concluded that "Given the high prevalence of HIV in Lesotho, programs should address women's right to control their sexuality."<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-87">[87]</a> The Married Persons Equality Act 2006 gives equal rights to wives regarding their husbands, abolishing the husband's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Marital_power?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Marital power">marital power</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-88">[88]</a> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/World_Economic_Forum?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="World Economic Forum">World Economic Forum</a>'s 2020 Gender Gap Report ranks Lesotho 88th worldwide for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gender_parity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gender parity">gender parity</a>, while neighboring South Africa ranks 17th.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-89">[89]</a> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"> <h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=20&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Culture" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> See also: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Music_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Music of Lesotho">Music of Lesotho</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_African_writers_by_country?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Lesotho" title="List of African writers by country">List of African writers by country § Lesotho</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Parade_of_Basotho_women.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Parade_of_Basotho_women.jpg/220px-Parade_of_Basotho_women.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="254" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1304" data-file-height="1508"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 254px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Parade_of_Basotho_women.jpg/220px-Parade_of_Basotho_women.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="254" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Parade_of_Basotho_women.jpg/330px-Parade_of_Basotho_women.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Parade_of_Basotho_women.jpg/440px-Parade_of_Basotho_women.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> Women wearing <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basotho_blanket?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basotho blanket">Basotho blankets</a> </figcaption> </figure> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cuisine_of_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cuisine of Lesotho">cuisine of Lesotho</a> includes African traditions and British influences.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-90">[90]</a> The national dish of Lesotho is Motoho, a fermented <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sorghum?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sorghum">sorghum</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Porridge?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Porridge">porridge</a>. Some staple foods include <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pap_(food)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Pap (food)">pap</a>, or 'mealies', a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cornmeal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cornmeal">cornmeal</a> porridge covered with a sauce consisting of vegetables. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tea?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tea">Tea</a> and locally brewed <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Beer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Beer">beer</a> are choices for beverages. Lesotho is famed for its fermented ginger beer, of which there are two types with and without raisins. Sishenyama is regularly sold independently throughout Lesotho with side-dishes such as cabbage, pap and baked bean salad.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-91">[91]</a> The national dress revolves around the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basotho_blanket?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basotho blanket">Basotho blanket</a>, a covering made originally of wool. Most of the Basotho blanket is now made out of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Acrylic_fiber?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Acrylic fiber">acrylic fibres</a>. The main manufacturer of the Basotho blanket is Aranda, which has a factory over the border in South Africa. British influence in Lesotho is visible through the remnants of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Trading_post?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Trading post">trading posts</a> that were operated from the 18th century into the 20th century.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-92">[92]</a> These are in the villages of Roma, Ramabantana, Ha Matala, Malealea and Semonkong. In the past, these lodges were employed in the sale of fuel, grains, mealie meals and animals. Examples of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/San_rock_art?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="San rock art">San rock art</a> can be found in the mountains throughout Basutoland. There are examples in the village of Ha Matela.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-93">[93]</a> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Morija_Arts_%26_Cultural_Festival?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Morija Arts & Cultural Festival">Morija Arts & Cultural Festival</a> is held annually in the town of Morija where missionaries arrived in 1833. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Basotho_pony">Basotho pony</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=21&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Basotho pony" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basuto_pony?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basuto pony">Basotho pony</a> was historically ridden into battle and in the modern day used for transport and agriculture.[<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Film_and_media">Film and media</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=22&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Film and media" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main articles: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho_Television?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lesotho Television">Lesotho Television</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of radio stations in Lesotho">List of radio stations in Lesotho</a> </div> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ryan_Coogler?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ryan Coogler">Ryan Coogler</a>, director of the 2018 film <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Black_Panther_(film)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Black Panther (film)">Black Panther</a>, stated that his depiction of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wakanda?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wakanda">Wakanda</a> was inspired by Lesotho.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-94">[94]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-95">[95]</a> Basotho blankets "became more known" as a result of the film.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-96">[96]</a> In November 2020, the film <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/This_Is_Not_a_Burial,_It%27s_a_Resurrection?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection">This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection</a> became the first Lesotho film to be submitted for the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_International_Feature_Film?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Academy Award for Best International Feature Film">Academy Award for Best International Feature Film</a> by the country.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lesotho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-97">[97]</a> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"> <h2 id="See_also">See also</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lesotho&action=edit&section=23&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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hreflang="ab" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Аԥсшәа</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25D9%258A%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588" title="ليسوتو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ليسوتو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Aragonés</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoth%25C3%25B4" title="Lesothô – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Lesothô" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Arpetan</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesothu" title="Lesothu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Lesothu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les%25C3%25B3to" title="Lesóto – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Lesóto" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Avañe'ẽ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588" title="لسوتو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="لسوتو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Basa Bali</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bm mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Bambara" lang="bm" hreflang="bm" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Bamanankan" data-language-local-name="Bambara" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bamanankan</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A6%25B2%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A7%258B%25E0%25A6%25A5%25E0%25A7%258B" title="লেসোথো – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="লেসোথো" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target">Banjar</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target">Башҡортса</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0" title="Лесота – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Лесота" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0" title="Лесота – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Лесота" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B2%25E0%25A4%25BF%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258B%25E0%25A4%25A5%25E0%25A5%258B" title="लिसोथो – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="लिसोथो" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target">भोजपुरी</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bikol Central</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Bislama" lang="bi" hreflang="bi" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Bislama" data-language-local-name="Bislama" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bislama</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Boarisch</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25BD%25A3%25E0%25BD%25B2%25E0%25BC%258B%25E0%25BD%25A6%25E0%25BD%25BC%25E0%25BC%258B%25E0%25BD%2590%25E0%25BD%25BC%25E0%25BC%258D" title="ལི་སོ་ཐོ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="ལི་སོ་ཐོ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target">བོད་ཡིག</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target">Brezhoneg</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target">Буряад</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target">Чӑвашла</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cebuano</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target">Chavacano de Zamboanga</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vusutu" title="Vusutu – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Vusutu" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target">ChiShona</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target">ChiTumbuka</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lezotu" title="Lezotu – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Lezotu" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target">Corsu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dagbanli</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25D9%258A%25D8%25B5%25D9%2588%25D8%25B7%25D9%2588" title="ليصوطو – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="ليصوطو" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">الدارجة</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target">Davvisámegiella</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25DE%258D%25DE%25AC%25DE%2590%25DE%25AF%25DE%258C%25DE%25AF" title="ލެސޯތޯ – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ލެސޯތޯ" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ދިވެހިބަސް</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzi%25C5%2582k%25CA%25BCi_Naakaii_%25C5%2581izhin%25C3%25AD_Bik%25C3%25A9yah" title="Dziłkʼi Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Dziłkʼi Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target">Diné bizaad</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dolnoserbski</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B2%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258B%25E0%25A4%25A5%25E0%25A5%258B" title="लेसोथो – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="लेसोथो" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target">डोटेली</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25CE%259B%25CE%25B5%25CF%2583%25CF%258C%25CF%2584%25CE%25BF" title="Λεσότο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Λεσότο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotu" title="Lesotu – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Lesotu" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target">Estremeñu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ee mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ee.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lezoto" title="Lezoto – Ewe" lang="ee" hreflang="ee" data-title="Lezoto" data-language-autonym="Eʋegbe" data-language-local-name="Ewe" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eʋegbe</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gur mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Frafra" lang="gur" hreflang="gur" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Farefare" data-language-local-name="Frafra" class="interlanguage-link-target">Farefare</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588" title="لسوتو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لسوتو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">Fiji Hindi</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Føroyskt</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Frysk</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ff mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Fula" lang="ff" hreflang="ff" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Fulfulde" data-language-local-name="Fula" class="interlanguage-link-target">Fulfulde</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leos%25C3%25B3ta" title="Leosóta – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Leosóta" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaelg</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gag mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Gagauz" lang="gag" hreflang="gag" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Gagauz" data-language-local-name="Gagauz" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gagauz</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leasoto" title="Leasoto – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Leasoto" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gàidhlig</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ki mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Kikuyu" lang="ki" hreflang="ki" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Gĩkũyũ" data-language-local-name="Kikuyu" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gĩkũyũ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25EB%25A0%2588%25EC%2586%258C%25ED%2586%25A0" title="레소토 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="레소토" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hausa</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D4%25BC%25D5%25A5%25D5%25BD%25D5%25B8%25D5%25A9%25D5%25B8" title="Լեսոթո – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Լեսոթո" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B2%25E0%25A4%25BF%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%2582%25E0%25A4%25A4%25E0%25A5%2582" title="लिसूतू – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="लिसूतू" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hornjoserbsce</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ido</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target">Igbo</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ilokano</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A6%25B2%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25A5%25E0%25A7%258B" title="লেসাথো – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="লেসাথো" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target">বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target">Interlingua</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target">Interlingue</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ирон</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELuSuthu" title="ELuSuthu – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="ELuSuthu" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target">IsiXhosa</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSotho" title="OSotho – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="OSotho" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target">IsiZulu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les%25C3%25B3t%25C3%25B3" title="Lesótó – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Lesótó" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D7%259C%25D7%25A1%25D7%2595%25D7%2598%25D7%2595" title="לסוטו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לסוטו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%25C3%25A9sotho" title="Lésotho – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Lésotho" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Jawa</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kabɩyɛ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25B2%25B2%25E0%25B3%2586%25E0%25B2%25B8%25E0%25B3%258A%25E0%25B2%25A5%25E0%25B3%258A" title="ಲೆಸೊಥೊ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಲೆಸೊಥೊ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target">ಕನ್ನಡ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kapampangan</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%2583%259A%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%25A1%25E1%2583%259D%25E1%2583%2597%25E1%2583%259D" title="ლესოთო – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ლესოთო" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Қазақша</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kernowek</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ikinyarwanda</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Kongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kongo" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kongo</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotoa" title="Lesotoa – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Lesotoa" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kotava</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lezoto" title="Lezoto – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Lezoto" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kreyòl ayisyen</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%25C3%25A9soto" title="Lésoto – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Lésoto" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kriyòl gwiyannen</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kurdî</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target">Кыргызча</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ladin</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ladino</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesothum" title="Lesothum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Lesothum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lëtzebuergesch</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotas" title="Lesotas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Lesotas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les%25C3%25B2th%25C3%25B2" title="Lesòthò – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Lesòthò" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ligure</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Limburgs</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lingála</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lingua Franca Nova</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Livvinkarjala</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Ganda" lang="lg" hreflang="lg" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Luganda" data-language-local-name="Ganda" class="interlanguage-link-target">Luganda</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lombard</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lez%25C3%25B4t%25C3%25B4" title="Lezôtô – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Lezôtô" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target">Malagasy</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25B4%25B2%25E0%25B5%2586%25E0%25B4%25B8%25E0%25B5%258B%25E0%25B4%25A4%25E0%25B5%258D%25E0%25B4%25A4%25E0%25B5%258B" title="ലെസോത്തോ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ലെസോത്തോ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Malti</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teroto" title="Teroto – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Teroto" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target">Māori</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B2%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258B%25E0%25A4%25A5%25E0%25A5%258B" title="लेसोथो – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="लेसोथो" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%2583%259A%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%25A1%25E1%2583%259D%25E1%2583%2597%25E1%2583%259D" title="ლესოთო – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ლესოთო" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">მარგალური</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25D9%258A%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588" title="ليسوتو – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ليسوتو" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588" title="لسوتو – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="لسوتو" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target">مازِرونی</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25EA%25AF%2582%25EA%25AF%25A6%25EA%25AF%2581%25EA%25AF%25A3%25EA%25AF%258A%25EA%25AF%25A3" title="ꯂꯦꯁꯣꯊꯣ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯂꯦꯁꯣꯊꯣ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target">ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target">Minangkabau</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D1%258D%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лэсото – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Лэсото" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target">Мокшень</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Монгол</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%2580%259C%25E1%2580%25AE%25E1%2580%2586%25E1%2580%25AD%25E1%2580%25AF%25E1%2580%259E%25E1%2580%25AD%25E1%2580%25AF%25E1%2580%2594%25E1%2580%25AD%25E1%2580%25AF%25E1%2580%2584%25E1%2580%25BA%25E1%2580%2584%25E1%2580%25B6" title="လီဆိုသိုနိုင်ငံ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="လီဆိုသိုနိုင်ငံ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target">မြန်မာဘာသာ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nedersaksies</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B2%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258B%25E0%25A4%25A5%25E0%25A5%258B" title="लेसोथो – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="लेसोथो" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाली</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B2%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258B%25E0%25A4%25A5%25E0%25A5%258B" title="लेसोथो – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="लेसोथो" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाल भाषा</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E3%2583%25AC%25E3%2582%25BD%25E3%2583%2588" title="レソト – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="レソト" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target">Нохчийн</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nordfriisk</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pih mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pih.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Norfuk / Pitkern" lang="pih" hreflang="pih" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Norfuk / Pitkern" data-language-local-name="Norfuk / Pitkern" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norfuk / Pitkern</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk nynorsk</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesutu" title="Lesutu – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Lesutu" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target">Novial</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Occitan</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leesoottoo" title="Leesoottoo – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Leesoottoo" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oromoo</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A8%25B2%25E0%25A8%25BF%25E0%25A8%25B8%25E0%25A9%258B%25E0%25A8%25A5%25E0%25A9%258B" title="ਲਿਸੋਥੋ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਲਿਸੋਥੋ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B2%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258B%25E0%25A4%25A5%25E0%25A5%258B" title="लेसोथो – Pali" lang="pi" hreflang="pi" data-title="लेसोथो" data-language-autonym="पालि" data-language-local-name="Pali" class="interlanguage-link-target">पालि</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ami mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ami.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Amis" lang="ami" hreflang="ami" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Pangcah" data-language-local-name="Amis" class="interlanguage-link-target">Pangcah</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25DB%258C%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D8%25AA%25DA%25BE%25D9%2588" title="لیسوتھو – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="لیسوتھو" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">پنجابی</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target">Papiamentu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25DB%2590%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588" title="لېسوتو – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="لېسوتو" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target">پښتو</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesuoto" title="Lesuoto – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Lesuoto" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Patois</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Piemontèis</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tpi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Tok Pisin" lang="tpi" hreflang="tpi" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Tok Pisin" data-language-local-name="Tok Pisin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tok Pisin</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Plattdüütsch</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Qaraqalpaqsha</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target">Qırımtatarca</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ripoarisch</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suthusuyu" title="Suthusuyu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Suthusuyu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target">Runa Simi</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target">Саха тыла</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://szy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Sakizaya" lang="szy" hreflang="szy" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Sakizaya" data-language-local-name="Sakizaya" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sakizaya</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B2%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258B%25E0%25A4%25A5%25E0%25A5%258B" title="लेसोथो – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="लेसोथो" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target">संस्कृतम्</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les%25C3%25B4tho" title="Lesôtho – Sango" lang="sg" hreflang="sg" data-title="Lesôtho" data-language-autonym="Sängö" data-language-local-name="Sango" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sängö</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%25B1%259E%25E1%25B1%25AE%25E1%25B1%25A5%25E1%25B1%25B3%25E1%25B1%259B%25E1%25B1%25B7%25E1%25B1%25B3" title="ᱞᱮᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱞᱮᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target">ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sardu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target">Scots</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-trv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://trv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Taroko" lang="trv" hreflang="trv" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Seediq" data-language-local-name="Taroko" class="interlanguage-link-target">Seediq</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Seeltersk</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-st mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://st.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Southern Sotho" lang="st" hreflang="st" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Sesotho" data-language-local-name="Southern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sesotho</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nso mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nso.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Northern Sotho" lang="nso" hreflang="nso" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Sesotho sa Leboa" data-language-local-name="Northern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sesotho sa Leboa</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Tswana" lang="tn" hreflang="tn" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Setswana" data-language-local-name="Tswana" class="interlanguage-link-target">Setswana</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Shqip</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesothu" title="Lesothu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Lesothu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sicilianu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25B6%25BD%25E0%25B7%2599%25E0%25B7%2583%25E0%25B7%259C%25E0%25B6%25AD%25E0%25B7%259D%25E0%25B7%2580" title="ලෙසොතෝව – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ලෙසොතෝව" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target">සිංහල</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25D9%258A%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D9%25BF%25D9%2588" title="ليسوٿو – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="ليسوٿو" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target">سنڌي</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ss mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ss.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeSotho" title="LeSotho – Swati" lang="ss" hreflang="ss" data-title="LeSotho" data-language-autonym="SiSwati" data-language-local-name="Swati" class="interlanguage-link-target">SiSwati</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenščina</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ślůnski</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target">Soomaaliga</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25DB%258C%25D8%25B3%25DB%2586%25D8%25AA%25DB%2586" title="لیسۆتۆ – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="لیسۆتۆ" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">کوردی</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%25C3%25A9sotho" title="Lésotho – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Lésotho" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sunda</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tagalog</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25AE%25B2%25E0%25AF%2586%25E0%25AE%259A%25E0%25AF%258B%25E0%25AE%25A4%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%25A4%25E0%25AF%258B" title="லெசோத்தோ – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="லெசோத்தோ" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target">தமிழ்</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target">Taqbaylit</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target">Татарча / tatarça</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%2580%2599%25E1%2580%25AD%25E1%2580%25B0%25E1%2580%2584%25E1%2580%25BA%25E1%2580%25B8%25E1%2580%259C%25E1%2582%2584%25E1%2582%2587%25E1%2580%259E%25E1%2580%25B0%25E1%2580%259D%25E1%2580%25BA%25E1%2580%25B8%25E1%2580%2590%25E1%2580%25B0%25E1%2580%259D%25E1%2580%25BA%25E1%2582%2587" title="မိူင်းလႄႇသူဝ်းတူဝ်ႇ – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="မိူင်းလႄႇသူဝ်းတူဝ်ႇ" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target">ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tay mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Tayal" lang="tay" hreflang="tay" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Tayal" data-language-local-name="Tayal" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tayal</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25B0%25B2%25E0%25B1%2586%25E0%25B0%25B8%25E0%25B1%258B%25E0%25B0%25A4%25E0%25B1%258B" title="లెసోతో – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="లెసోతో" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target">తెలుగు</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25B8%259B%25E0%25B8%25A3%25E0%25B8%25B0%25E0%25B9%2580%25E0%25B8%2597%25E0%25B8%25A8%25E0%25B9%2580%25E0%25B8%25A5%25E0%25B9%2582%25E0%25B8%258B%25E0%25B9%2582%25E0%25B8%2597" title="ประเทศเลโซโท – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ประเทศเลโซโท" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target">Тоҷикӣ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ve mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ve.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li-Sotho" title="Li-Sotho – Venda" lang="ve" hreflang="ve" data-title="Li-Sotho" data-language-autonym="Tshivenda" data-language-local-name="Venda" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tshivenda</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkçe</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Turkmen" lang="tk" hreflang="tk" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Türkmençe" data-language-local-name="Turkmen" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkmençe</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-udm mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Udmurt" lang="udm" hreflang="udm" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Удмурт" data-language-local-name="Udmurt" class="interlanguage-link-target">Удмурт</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE" title="Лесото – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Лесото" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Українська</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25DB%258C%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D8%25AA%25DA%25BE%25D9%2588" title="لیسوتھو – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="لیسوتھو" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target">اردو</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2584%25DB%2590%25D8%25B3%25D9%2588%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588" title="لېسوتو – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="لېسوتو" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target">ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" class="interlanguage-link-target">Vahcuengh</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25C5%2581esotho" title="Łesotho – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Łesotho" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Vèneto</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target">Vepsän kel’</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tiếng Việt</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutuv%25C3%25A4n" title="Sutuvän – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Sutuvän" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target">Volapük</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fiu-vro mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Võro" lang="vro" hreflang="vro" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Võro" data-language-local-name="Võro" class="interlanguage-link-target">Võro</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E8%25B3%25B4%25E7%25B4%25A2%25E6%2589%2598" title="賴索托 – Literary Chinese" lang="lzh" hreflang="lzh" data-title="賴索托" data-language-autonym="文言" data-language-local-name="Literary Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">文言</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target">Winaray</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://wo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Wolof" lang="wo" hreflang="wo" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Wolof" data-language-local-name="Wolof" class="interlanguage-link-target">Wolof</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E8%2590%258A%25E7%25B4%25A2%25E6%2589%2598" title="萊索托 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="萊索托" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target">吴语</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ts mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ts.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho – Tsonga" lang="ts" hreflang="ts" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="Xitsonga" data-language-local-name="Tsonga" class="interlanguage-link-target">Xitsonga</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D7%259C%25D7%25A2%25D7%25A1%25D7%2590%25D7%2598%25D7%2590" title="לעסאטא – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="לעסאטא" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target">ייִדיש</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%25C3%25A8s%25C3%25B3th%25C3%25B2" title="Lèsóthò – Yoruba" lang="yo" hreflang="yo" data-title="Lèsóthò" data-language-autonym="Yorùbá" data-language-local-name="Yoruba" class="interlanguage-link-target">Yorùbá</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E8%2590%258A%25E7%25B4%25A2%25E6%2589%2598" title="萊索托 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" 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Ndebele" lang="nr" hreflang="nr" data-title="Lesotho" data-language-autonym="IsiNdebele seSewula" data-language-local-name="South Ndebele" class="interlanguage-link-target">IsiNdebele seSewula</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tly mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tly.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesoto" title="Lesoto – Talysh" lang="tly" hreflang="tly" data-title="Lesoto" data-language-autonym="Tolışi" data-language-local-name="Talysh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tolışi</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zgh mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://zgh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E2%25B5%258D%25E2%25B5%2589%25E2%25B5%2599%25E2%25B5%2593%25E2%25B5%259F%25E2%25B5%2593" title="ⵍⵉⵙⵓⵟⵓ – Standard Moroccan Tamazight" lang="zgh" hreflang="zgh" data-title="ⵍⵉⵙⵓⵟⵓ" data-language-autonym="ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ" data-language-local-name="Standard Moroccan Tamazight" 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