Lesotho

Lesotho

Lesotho ranks 175th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liechtenstein, Malawi, and Namibia. Memorable people born in present day Lesotho include Letsie III of Lesotho, Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, and Pakalitha Mosisili. Memorable people who died in Lesotho include Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, Thomas Mofolo, and Justin Lekhanya. Lesotho has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa, with which it shares a 1,106 km (687 mi) border, it is the largest sovereign enclave in the world, and the only one outside of the Italian Peninsula. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest peak in Southern Africa. It has an area of over 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) and has a population of about two million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. The country is also known by the nickname The Mountain Kingdom/The Kingdom in the Sky. Read more on Wikipedia