Lesotho
Country in Southern Africa
Summary
Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of the only three sovereign enclaves. Lesotho is located in the Maloti Mountains, with the highest peak in southern Africa. It has an area of over 30,000 km2 (11,600 mi2), with a population of about 2.3 million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru.
Originally created by Andre Engels
8/29/2001, 10:39:12 AM
Modified
6/4/2026, 11:08:40 PM
Recent revisions
Reverted edit by [[Special:Contribs/~2026-33283-34|~2026-33283-34]] ([[User talk:~2026-33283-34|talk]]) to last version by Scyrme
don't think we need to clutter the lead with the former name; hasn't been called "Basutoland" for six decades, and this former name is covered elsewhere in the article so I don't think it's needed in the first sentence
Reverted edit by [[Special:Contribs/Kurjection|Kurjection]] ([[User talk:Kurjection|talk]]) to last version by GroundclothDilemma
/* */ No other countries than South Africa border Lesotho, so Lesotho is entirely surrounded by South Africa
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Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-16648-33|~2026-16648-33]] ([[User talk:~2026-16648-33|talk]]) to last revision by Kayan Ahmad
/* */ fixed misinformation
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/* top */Fixed typo
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not a "first"/"last" name (via [[WP:JWB]])
Fixed typo