Lesotho

Dem sanso know de country by de nickname The Mountain Kingdom."Office Of The King". Government Of Lesotho. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

De Sotho ethnic group (dem sanso know as Basotho), from wey de country derive ein name, dey compose 99.7% of de country ein population, wey dey make am one of de most ethnically homogenous for de world insyd. Dema native language, Sesotho, be de official language along plus English. De name Lesotho dey translate go "land of de Sesotho speakers".Nicole Itano (2007). No Place Left to Bury the Dead. Simon and Schuster. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-7432-7095-3.Roman Adrian Cybriwsky (2013). Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 182. ISBN 9781610692489. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

King Moshoeshoe I wey he form Lesotho for 1822 insyd. Continuous encroachments by Dutch settlers make de King enter go agreement plus de British Empire wey e cam turn protectorate for 1868 insyd den, for 1884 insyd, crown colony. For 1966 e achieve independence, wey na subsequently de Basotho National Party (BNP) rule am for two decades. Dem restore Constitutional government for 1993 insyd after seven years of military rule. Dem exile King Moshoeshoe II for 1990 insyd wey he return for 1992 insyd wey dem reinstate am for 1995 insyd. One year later, Moshoeshoe II die wey ein son Letsie III take de throne, wey he currently dey zuk.

Dem dey consider Lesotho lower middle income country plus great socioeconomic challenges. Almost half of ein population dey below de poverty line, wey de country ein HIV/AIDS prevalence rate be de second-highest for de world insyd. Edey for de path top, howeva, dey go universal primary education wey e get one of de highest rates of literacy for Africa insyd. Lesotho be member of de United Nations, de Non-Aligned Movement, de Commonwealth of Nations, de African Union, den de Southern African Development Community.V-Dem Institute (2023). "The V-Dem Dataset". Retrieved 14 October 2023.

 Politics 

 Districts 
For administrative purposes, dem divide Lesotho go 10 districts, each de district administrator wey dey head am. Each district get capital dem know as camptown.

 Berea
 Butha-Buthe
 Leribe
 Mafeteng
 Maseru
 Mohale's Hoek
 Mokhotlong
 Qacha's Nek
 Quthing
 Thaba-Tseka

Dem subdivide de districts go 80 constituencies, wey dey consist of 129 local community councils.

 Demographics 
Largest cities anaa towns insyd Lesotho

Source:"Lesotho Cities by Population 2022".RankNameDistrictPop.1MaseruMaseru519,1862TeyateyanengBerea75,1153MafetengMafeteng57,0594HlotseLeribe47,6755MaputsoeLeribe32,1176MazenodMaseru27,5537RatauMaseru26,5828Mohale's HoekMohale's Hoek24,9929QiloaneMaseru24,09310MapotengBerea23,926
Lesotho get population of approximately 2,281,454."World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022."World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022. De population distribution of Lesotho be 25% urban den 75% rural. Dem dey estimate say de annual increase insyd urban population be 3.5%."Lesotho". The World Factbook. Retrieved 15 May 2007. 60.2% of de population  bebetween 15 den 64 years of age.

 References 

 External links 

 Government of Lesotho
 Published Judicial Opinions
 Lesotho. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
 Lesotho from UCB Libraries GovPubs
 Lesotho profile from de BBC News
 Key Development Forecasts for Lesotho from International Futures
 Introduction of Lesotho

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