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	Lesotho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lesotho's economy is based on exports of water and electricity sold to South Africa, manufacturing, agriculture, livestock, and to some extent the earnings of laborers employed in South Africa.
		Lesotho is a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), in which tariffs have been eliminated on the trade of goods between other member countries Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland.
		Lesotho also is active in the United Nations, the African Union, the Nonaligned Movement, the Commonwealth, and many other international organizations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lesotho (1939 words)

	Lesotho - Simple English Wikipedia
		All of Lesotho's trade must either be flown in by aeroplane, or brought in by land.
		Lesotho has many mountains and is one of the most mountainous countries in the world.
		Lesotho uses some of its water to generate electricity and sells some of it to South Africa.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lesotho (331 words)

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		Lesotho -> Economy All land in Lesotho is held by the king in trust for the Sotho nation and is apportioned on his behalf by local chiefs; non-Sotho may not hold land.
		Lesotho -> History San (Bushmen), who were the region's earliest known inhabitants, were supplanted several centuries prior to colonization by various Bantu-speaking peoples, including those that came to be the Sotho and the Zulu.
		The rest of the kingdom is a heavily populated, rocky tableland with a semiarid to semihumid climate.
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	Lesotho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lesotho gained independence from the United Kingdom on October 4, 1966.
		Prime Minister formed a new party, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), and was followed by a majority of Members of Parliament, which enabled him to form a new government.
		Lesotho has taken advantage of the (AGOA) to become the largest exporter of garments to the U.S. from sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Lesotho (1901 words)

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		This geographical setting puts Lesotho right within the Republic of South Africa, where to the North and West shares its boundary with the predominantly Sesotho and Afrikaans speaking Free State Province, to the South is the predominantly Xhosa speaking Eastern Cape, and in the East is the Zulu speaking province of Kwazulu-Natal.
		The economy of Lesotho is based on subsistence farming and animal husbandry, as well as small, medium to large-scale industries that include clothing, footwear and textiles, electronic assembly.
		Lesotho offers a very different toursim experience, with the potential of the tourism sector lying in its natural beauty, rich flora and fauna, and absorbing prehistoric and cultural heritage.
	missions.itu.int /~lesotho/country.htm (580 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Lesotho is a small mountainous country situated towards the east of the Republic of South Africa and entirely encircled by it.
		The Kingdom of Lesotho (previously the Basutoland Protectorate) became independent on 4 October 1966 as a constitutional monarchy with a parliament elected by universal suffrage.
		Lesotho is a land-locked country and is completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa.
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	Lesotho - free-definition
		Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the United Kingdom on October 4 1966.
		The people from Lesotho speak the Sesotho language, in their Bantu derived, prefix-oriented language.
		However, the vast majority of Lesotho's resources and jobs are directly or indirectly due to foreign investment and ownership in the country.
	www.netlexikon.akademie.de /LS.html (366 words)

	lesotho.htm
		As a consequence of the abundant rainfall in the highlands, Lesotho's main natural re-source is water.
		The Government of Lesotho aims to develop and expand irrigated farming to achieve self-sufficiency in vegetables and to export the surplus.
		The Government of Lesotho appealed for assistance from the international community in February 1995, illustrating the vulnerability of the agricultural sector.
	www.fao.org /waicent/faoinfo/agricult/aquastat/LESOTHO.HTM (1046 words)

	Lesotho
		Mountainous Lesotho, the size of Maryland, is surrounded by the Republic of South Africa.
		Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) was constituted a native state under British protection by a treaty signed with the native chief Moshoeshoe in 1843.
		Lesotho faces one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the world, leading some demographers to predict that the country's population will begin declining in several years if current trends continue.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107714.html (582 words)

	Lesotho (10/05)
		Lesotho's mission to the United Nations is located at 204 East 39th Street, New York, NY 10016 (tel: 212-661-1690).
		Lesotho's economy is based on water and electricity sold to South Africa, manufacturing, earnings from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), agriculture, livestock, and to some extent earnings of laborers employed in South Africa.
		Lesotho is a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) in which tariffs have been eliminated on the trade of goods with other member countries, which include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2831.htm (2824 words)

	LESOTHO FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The LHWP is designed to capture, store, and transfer water from the Orange_River system and send it to South Africa's Free State and greater Johannesburg area, which features a large concentration of South African industry, population, and agriculture.
		Lesotho is a member of the Southern_African_Customs_Union (SACU), in which tariffs have been eliminated on the trade of goods between other member countries Botswana, Namibia, South_Africa, and Swaziland.
		Lesotho's geographic location makes it extremely vulnerable to political and economic developments in South_Africa.
	www.beatlesfacts.com /Lesotho (1837 words)

	Lesotho on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The 'captive states' of Southern Africa and China: the PRC and Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.
		Lesotho and the new South Africa: the question of incorporation.
		The late Quaternary landscape at Sehonghong in the Lesotho highlands, southern Africa.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Lesotho.asp (472 words)

	Peace Corps \| World Wise Schools \| Lesson Plans \| Teacher Guides \| Lesotho
		The natural proclivity of Lesotho's terrain toward erosion is compounded by physical and cultural factors related to human settlement.
		Assisting the Lesotho Government in its efforts to curb erosion is one way Volunteers serve this nation.
		Have small groups of students brainstorm ways soil erosion in Lesotho could be prevented or reversed, basing their solutions on what they have learned about its causes.
	www.peacecorps.gov /wws/guides/lesotho/lescrisis.html (850 words)

	Peace Corps \| World Wise Schools \| Lesson Plans \| Teacher Guides \| Lesotho
		The physical geography of Lesotho, and the varied climates associated with it, have a profound influence on the mode and rate at which people move through this rugged country.
		A note regarding forms of transport in Lesotho: bus transportation is heavily used throughout the Lesotho lowlands and foothills.
		In the rural areas of Lesotho, it is common for people to walk all day to reach a destination.
	www.peacecorps.gov /wws/guides/lesotho/lestour.html (807 words)

	Background Note: Kingdom of Lesotho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lesotho's economy is based on agriculture, livestock, manufacturing, and the earnings of laborers employed in South Africa.
		Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, and South Africa also form a common currency and exchange control area known as the Rand Monetary Area that uses the South African Rand as the common currency.
		Although Lesotho decided in 1990 to break relations with the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) and reestablish relations with Taiwan, it has since restored ties with the P.R.C. Lesotho also recognized Palestine as a state, established relations with Namibia, and was a strong public supporter of the end of apartheid in South Africa.
	www.world-digest.com /Notes/lt.htm (2727 words)

	Lesotho
		Lesotho is the only country in the world that is totally landlocked inside another country's border, lying in the east-central portion of South Africa.
		Lesotho has a handful of television and radio stations, most of which being educational, and is continuing to add to the list.
		Lesotho," is state run, but the other five stations located in Lesotho are privately owned.
	djwagoner.iweb.bsu.edu /world.html (1561 words)

	Peace Corps \| World Wise Schools \| Lesson Plans \| Teacher Guides \| Lesotho
		Focus: the topography of Lesotho and its relationship to settlement patterns.
		Background: As the cultural geography of Lesotho is so interwined with its physical geography, an appreciation of the country's terrain will be important preparation for the topic units which follow.
		Have students compare Lesotho's elevations with that of their own state and with other mountainous countries.
	www.peacecorps.gov /wws/guides/lesotho/leslook.html (321 words)

	AllRefer.com - Lesotho (Lesotho Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Lesotho (Lesotho Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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		Lesotho[lusO´tO] Pronunciation Key, officially Kingdom of Lesotho, kingdom (1995 est.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Lesotho.html (131 words)

	Facts About Lesotho
		Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966.
		Small, landlocked, and mountainous, Lesotho relies on remittances from miners employed in South Africa and customs duties from the Southern Africa Customs Union for the majority of government revenue, but the government has strengthened its tax system to reduce dependency on customs duties.
		Lesotho has signed an Interim Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF.
	worldfacts.us /Lesotho.htm (671 words)

	AllRefer.com - Maseru (Lesotho Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		A trade and transportation hub, it lies on Lesotho's main road and is linked with South Africa's rail network.
		Maseru was a small trading town when it was made the capital of the Basuto people by Moshoeshoe I, their paramount chief, in 1869 (see Lesotho).
		It was the capital of the British Basutoland protectorate from 1869 to 1871 and from 1884 to 1966, when Lesotho achieved independence.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Maseru.html (207 words)

	"LESOTHO" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		, a 30355 km surface ², Lesotho is crossed by the mountainous chain of Drakensberg, which occupies 2/3 of his territory and peaks in 3482 m in the mountain Thabana-Ntlenyana.
		The inhabitants of Lesotho are 80 % of Sothos of bantoue origin; there is also a community Zulu and small Indian and English minorities.
		It is only in October, 1966 when Lesotho becomes again an independent realm.
	www.afcam.org /Anglais/PAYS/LESOTHO.htm (191 words)

	1000Countries.com: Lesotho I: lesotho, LESOTHO
		Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Republic of Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria...
		Lesotho is small, landlocked, and completely surrounded by South Africa, upon which it depends for...
		Lesotho is known as the "kingdom in the sky" and whether you're trekking by pony or by...
	www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/lesotho_1.html (2199 words)

	Faculty of Science -Department of Geography- Programmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Introduction to Physical Geography covering themes such as: the composition and stratification of the atmosphere; the energy balance of the earth and its atmosphere; atmospheric moisture and precipitation; atmospheric motion; soils and soil forming processes; earth materials and mineral resources; rock weathering; mass wasting; the stream basin; streams and channels.
		A systematic approach to the political geography and the state system in developing countries; territorial anomalies; the international politico‑geographical systems; the UN, OAU, Non‑aligned systems, NATO etc. The political geography of Lesotho; evolution of the state; the constitutional status; electoral system; the role of parties to the present.
		An examination of the philosophy, theories, and methods related to population geography; sources of population data; basic demographic concepts; population densities, distributions, growth and composition, migration; population change and manpower implications; contemporary population problems and policies with particular reference to Lesotho.
	www.nul.ls /faculties/science/geo_ugsynopses.htm (1548 words)

	Sierra Leone - Lesotho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives...
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	Lesotho on the Internet
		In Lesotho works with NGOs to ensure that the negative impacts of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project on the environment and communities are minimized.
		Informative (and entertaining) weblog about Lesotho from Rethabile MASILO who was born in Lesotho and lives in France.
		Democracy Project (civic education, voter education), Water Project (the effects of the dam constructions under the Lesotho Highlands Water Project), full text issues of their newsletter, Work for Justice, facts about Lesotho with many photographs (people, rural and urban life), supports a public library.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/leso.html (1745 words)

	Travel to Lesotho - Lesotho Tourism
		Its economy is based on subsistence agriculture, livestock, remittances from miners employed in South Africa, and a rapidly growing apparel-assembly sector.
		Lesotho has a marked inequality in income distribution and serious unemployment/underemployment problems that will not yield to short-run solutions.
		The Lesotho Government in 1999 began an open debate on the future structure, size, and role of the armed forces, especially considering the Lesotho Defense Force's (LDF) history of intervening in political affairs.
	www.atraveldirectory.com /L/Lesotho.html (944 words)

	Lesotho a Natural for Mineral Water Bottling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Conserving Mountain Biodiversity in Southern Lesotho (CMBSL) has identified a natural spring at Mosaqane in the Qacha's Nek district with the potential for exploitation in a mineral water bottling project.
		According to the Ministry of Natural Resources' Department of Water Affairs, the physical geography of Lesotho makes it a favourite for natural springs that flow all year round.
		Already, most of these springs are reliable sources of water supply for domestic consumption in the rural areas of Lesotho, where about 80% of the population live.
	www.lesotho.gov.ls /articles/2004/Lesotho_Water_Bottling.htm (396 words)

	Lesotho
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		UN: Measures to improve human rights situation in Lesotho include new general elections within 2 years.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107714.html (662 words)

	1Up Travel > Lesotho > Travel & Tourism \| Tourist Guide to Lesotho
		Geography of Lesotho - Highlights the location, map references, area, land boundaries, climate, natural resources, land use, natural hazards, environment, and geography of Lesotho
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