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Pages in category "Culture of Lesotho" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Public holidays in Lesotho This page was last ...
Lesotho is a member of some regional economic organisations, including the Southern African Development Community (SADC) [35] and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). [36] It is active in the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Commonwealth , and other international organisations.
Basotho (people of Lesotho) cuisine features African traditions and British influence. [1] Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa and it shares culinary practices with its neighbor. Lesotho's food culture features likhobe [ 2 ] (a stew with beans, berries, and sorghum), meat, and vegetables.
Lesotho is a predominantly Christian nation. Christianity is the dominant religion in Lesotho, [2] with Protestantism and Catholicism being its main denominations. [3] [4] The 2022 United States Department of State report found Protestants slightly outnumbered Catholics. [2]
Ethnic group Sotho people Basotho King Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Southern Basotho Nation of Lesotho, with his Ministers. Total population c. 7,254,315 (2023 est.) Regions with significant populations South Africa 5,103,205 Lesotho 2,130,110 Botswana 11,000 Eswatini 6,000 Namibia 4,000 Languages Sesotho IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, English, Afrikaans Religion Christianity, Modimo Related ethnic groups ...
The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transnational property composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa and the Sehlathebe National Park in Lesotho. The site has exceptional natural beauty in its soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks, and golden sandstone ramparts as well as visually spectacular sculptured ...
The Sotho-Tswana ethnic group derives its name from the people who belong to the various Sotho and Tswana clans that live in southern Africa. Historically, all members of the group were referred to as Sothos; the name is now exclusively applied to speakers of Southern Sotho who live mainly in Lesotho and the Free State province in South Africa, while Northern Sotho is reserved for Sotho ...
Lesotho license plate, featuring a mokorotlo. A mokorotlo is a type of straw hat widely used for traditional Sotho clothing, and is the national symbol of Lesotho and the national symbol of the Basotho and Lesotho peoples. An image of the Mokorotlo appears on the Lesotho flag, and on Lesotho vehicle license plates.