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. ― Google
Capital: Maseru
Currency: Lesotho Loti
Official languages: Southern Sotho, English, Xhosa, Phuthi
Dialing code: +266
King: Letsie III
Ethnic groups (2020): 99.7% Basotho; 0.3% others
