7 Facts worth knowing about Lesotho

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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Lesotho.

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1. Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. The city was established as a police camp and assigned as the capital after the country became a British protectorate in 1869.

2. Sehlabathebe National Park was added to the World Heritage list in 2013 as the immediate neighbour of South Africa’s uKhahlamba National Park (which is also in the Unesco club). Together, the pair makes up Maloti Drakensberg World Heritage Site.

3. Lesotho is land-locked. In fact, Lesotho is a country within a country, surrounded on all sides by South Africa. Specifically, it lies around 410 km south of Johannesburg – or 50 minutes by aircraft.

4. Lesotho is ruled by a constitutional monarchy and is one of the 3 remaining kingdoms in Africa (the others are Morocco and Swaziland). King Letsi III is the reigning king of Lesotho since 1996.

5. The lowest point above sea level in Lesotho is 1400 metres, making it the country with the highest low point in the world. Nearly two thirds of the country consists of mountains. The lowlands (1500 – 1800 m) consist of 15%, the foothills (1800 – 2200 m) are also 15% and the mountains (2200 – 3000 m) take up two thirds of Lesotho.

6. You would not immediately associate Africa with snow, but Lesotho is home to the highest ski resort in Africa. Afriski is situated at 3050 metres above sea level. Lesotho is home to the highest altitude pub in Africa at 2874 metres above sea level.

7. Lesotho has practically 100% renewable electricity, thanks to the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. The network of dams exports water to South Africa, and provides almost all of Lesotho’s power needs through hydroelectric energy along the way.

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