official name in English: |
native name: |
Kingdom of Lesotho |
eng: Kingdom of Lesotho
sot: Mmuso wa Lesotho |
adjective: |
native adjective: |
Lesothan |
eng: Lesothan
sot: mosotho |
capital: |
native name: |
Maseru |
eng | sot: Maseru |
official languages: |
native name: |
English; Southern Sotho |
English; Sesotho |
currency: |
native name: |
1 loti = 100 lisente |
eng | sot: 1 loti (L) = 100 lisente |
head of state / government: |
native name: |
King Letsie Ⅲ
Prime Minister Thomas Motsoahae “Tom” Thabane |
eng: King Letsie Ⅲ
eng: Prime Minister Thomas Motsoahae “Tom” Thabane |
political divisions and their capital towns: |
10 districts | sot: litereke: |
eng: Berea District
sot: Setereke sa Berea |
eng | sot: Teyateyaneng |
eng: Butha-Buthe District
sot: Setereke sa Butha-Buthe |
eng | sot: Butha-Buthe |
eng: Leribe District
sot: Setereke sa Leribe |
eng | sot: Hlotse |
eng: Mafeteng District
sot: Setereke sa Mafeteng |
eng | sot: Mafeteng |
eng: Maseru District
sot: Setereke sa Maseru |
eng | sot: Maseru |
eng: Mohale’s Hoek District
sot: Setereke sa Mohale’s Hoek |
eng | sot: Mohale’s Hoek |
eng: Mokhotlong District
sot: Setereke sa Mokhotlong |
eng | sot: Mokhotlong |
eng: Qacha’s Nek District
sot: Setereke sa Qacha’s Nek |
eng | sot: Qacha’s Nek |
eng: Quthing District
sot: Setereke sa Quthing |
eng | sot: Quthing |
eng: Thaba-Tseka District
sot: Setereke sa Thaba-Tseka |
eng | sot: Thaba-Tseka |
10 largest cities / towns: |
Maseru | Teyateyaneng | Mafeteng |
Hlotse | Mohale’s Hoek | Maputsoa | Qacha’s
Nek | Quthing | Peka | Butha-Buthe |
national anthem: |
sot: Lesōthō fatše la bo ntat’a rōna |
Lesōthō fatše la bo ntat’a rōna
Ha ra mafatše le letle ke lona
Ke moo re hlahileng,
ke moo re hōlileng,
Rea lerata,
Mōlimō ak’u bōlōke Lesōthō
U felise lintoa le matšoenyeho
Oho fatše lena
La bo ntata rōna
Le be le khotso. |