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Lesotho (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 29 30 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -29.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 028 15 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 28.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Enclave located within borders of South Africa; originally inhabited by bushmen; Bantu people arrived 16th century; area disputed in 19th century by Boers and British; under British control until independence; part of Cape Colony 1871-1884; official languages are English and Sotho, though Zulu and Xhosa are also spoken. |
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| Lesotho (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Lesotho (French-P,U,N)
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| Lesotho (Sotho, Southern-P,U,N)
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| Lesotho (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Kingdom of Lesotho (C,V,O,English,U,N)
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| Royaume du Lesotho (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Reino de Lesotho (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Lesoto (C,O)
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| Лесото (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Королевство Лесото (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 莱索托 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 莱索托王国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| سًُوثو (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| مم ىَة سًُوثو (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| LSO (C,O,ISO3L)
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| LS (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO426 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| LT00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Basutoland (H,V)
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............ | 1871-1966 |
| Basotho (C,O,English,U,A)
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence 1966 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| kingdom (C) |
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| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| controlled region (H) |
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British, 1843-1966 |
| colony (H) |
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British, 1884-1966 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Maseru .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Lesotho, Maseru district) [1090569] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1966 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1966 |
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