Sunday, October 8, 2023

Lesotho

Lesotho πŸ‡±πŸ‡Έ  "land of the Sesotho people, is a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is crisscrossed by a network of rivers and mountain ranges including the 3,482m-highest peak in Southern Africa, peak of Thabana Ntlenyana. 

It is the highest country in the world, the lowest point in Lesotho is 1300 m above sea-level. It has an area of over 30,000 km2 and has a population of about 2 million.

The Sotho ethnic group (also known as Basotho), from which the country derives its name, composes 99.7% of the country's population, making it one of the most ethnically homogenous in the world. Their native language, Sesotho, is the official language along with English.



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