# Outline of Lesotho

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho:
Lesotho – sovereign country located in Southern Africa. Lesotho is an enclave completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Formerly Basutoland, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name Lesotho roughly translates into "the land of the people who speak Sesotho."

## General reference

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

## Geography of Lesotho

Geography of Lesotho
* Lesotho is: a landlocked country
* Location:
** Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
** Africa
*** Southern Africa
**** Surrounded by South Africa (the country)
** Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
** Extreme points of Lesotho
*** High: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m (11,424 ft)
*** Low: Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
** Land boundaries: South Africa 909 km
** Coastline: none
* Population of Lesotho: 2,008,000 – 144th most populous country
* Area of Lesotho: 30,355 km$^2$
* Atlas of Lesotho

### Environment of Lesotho

* Climate of Lesotho
* Wildlife of Lesotho
** Fauna of Lesotho
*** Birds of Lesotho
*** Mammals of Lesotho

#### Natural geographic features of Lesotho

* Glaciers in Lesotho: none
* Rivers of Lesotho
* World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None

### Regions of Lesotho

Regions of Lesotho

#### Ecoregions of Lesotho

List of ecoregions in Lesotho

#### Administrative divisions of Lesotho

Administrative divisions of Lesotho
* Districts of Lesotho

##### Districts of Lesotho

Districts of Lesotho

##### Municipalities of Lesotho

* Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
* Cities of Lesotho

### Demography of Lesotho

Demographics of Lesotho

## Government and politics of Lesotho

Politics of Lesotho
* Form of government: Parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy
* Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
* Elections in Lesotho
* Political parties in Lesotho

### Branches of the government of Lesotho

Government of Lesotho

#### Executive branch of the government of Lesotho

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

#### Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho

* Parliament of Lesotho (bicameral)
** Upper house: Senate of Lesotho
** Lower house: National Assembly (Lesotho)

#### Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho

Court system of Lesotho

### Foreign relations of Lesotho

Foreign relations of Lesotho
* Diplomatic missions in Lesotho
* Diplomatic missions of Lesotho

#### International organization membership

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a member of:

### Law and order in Lesotho

Law of Lesotho
* Law Enforcement in Lesotho
* Constitution of Lesotho
* Human rights in Lesotho
** Abortion in Lesotho
** LGBT rights in Lesotho

### Military of Lesotho

Military of Lesotho
* Command
** Commander-in-chief:
* Forces
** Army of Lesotho
** Navy of Lesotho: None

### Local government in Lesotho

Local government in Lesotho

## History of Lesotho

History of Lesotho
* Current events of Lesotho

## Culture of Lesotho

Culture of Lesotho
* Cuisine of Lesotho
* Languages of Lesotho
* National symbols of Lesotho
** Coat of arms of Lesotho
** Flag of Lesotho
** National anthem of Lesotho
* People of Lesotho
* Public holidays in Lesotho
* Religion in Lesotho
** Hinduism in Lesotho
** Islam in Lesotho
** Sikhism in Lesotho
* World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None

### Art in Lesotho

* Literature of Lesotho
* Music of Lesotho

### Sports in Lesotho

Sports in Lesotho
* Football in Lesotho
* Lesotho at the Olympics
* Cycling In Lesotho

## Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho

Economy of Lesotho
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 159th (one hundred and fifty ninth)
* Communications in Lesotho
** Internet in Lesotho
* Companies of Lesotho
* Currency of Lesotho: Loti
** ISO 4217: LSL
* Health care in Lesotho
* Mining in Lesotho
* Tourism in Lesotho
* Transport in Lesotho
* Transportation in Lesotho
** Airports in Lesotho
** Rail transport in Lesotho

## Education in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho