LESOTHO  (AFRICA)

Lesotho, is a country with the unique characteristic of being totally surrounded by its neighbour, the Republic of South Africa.
It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. It has an area of over 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) and has a population of about 2 million.
The country formerly known as Basutoland was renamed to the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966.
However Lesotho is one of three remaining monarchies in Africa.
Lesotho's ethno-linguistic structure consists mostly of the Basotho, a Bantu-speaking people: an estimated 99.7% of the people identify as Basotho. In this regard, Lesotho is part of a minority of African countries that are nation states with a single dominant cultural ethnic group and language; the majority of African nations' borders were drawn by colonial powers and do not correspond to ethnic boundaries or pre-colonial polities.Basotho subgroups include the Bafokeng, Batloung, Baphuthi, Bakuena, Bataung, Batšoeneng, and Matebele.