Kingdom of Lesotho
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CBL INTRODUCES NEW SA DENOMINATIONS
The Central Bank of Lesotho on Thursday introduced new upgraded South African Bank Notes and Coins at the event held in Maseru. Speaking at the
US AMBASSADOR VISITS MOKHOTLONG
The United States (US) Ambassador to Lesotho, Mrs. Maria Brewer visited Mokhotlong district from Tuesday to Thursday. In an interview on the evening of the
MINISTER LAUNCHES HORTICULTURE INCUBATION AND TRAINING CENTRE
The Minister of Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism, Mr. Mokhethi Shelile through the Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion Project (CAFI) launched the Horticulture Incubation and
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Lesotho is largely covered in grasses, although trees also appear on the landscape. Indigenous trees include Cape willows, cheche bush (used for fuel), and wild olives. Other willows and white poplars have been introduced into the country.
Not Called The Mountain Kingdom for Nothing
Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is crisscrossed by a network of rivers and mountain ranges including the 3,482m-high peak of Thabana Ntlenyana. On the Thaba Bosiu plateau, near Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, are ruins dating from the 19th-century reign of King Moshoeshoe I. Thaba Bosiu overlooks iconic Mount Qiloane, an enduring symbol of the nation’s Basotho people.
2, 070, 000
Population
30, 355
km2, square
1966
Year of Foundation
496 800
Unemployed
11,424 ft
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