INVEST IN THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO - Visit Lesotho - Celso Salles - Salles, Celso
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The Kingdom In The Sky Beautiful, culturally rich, safe, affordable and easily accessible from Durban and Johannesburg, mountainous Lesotho is a vastly underrated travel destination. This is essentially an alpine country, where villagers on horseback in multicolored balaclavas and blankets greet you round precipitous bends. The hiking and trekking - often on a famed Basotho pony - is world class and the infrastructure of the three stunning national parks continues to improve. An astonishingly beautiful country, this 'Mountain Kingdom' needs to be seen to be believed. Key Facts ¿ Total Size:…mehr

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The Kingdom In The Sky Beautiful, culturally rich, safe, affordable and easily accessible from Durban and Johannesburg, mountainous Lesotho is a vastly underrated travel destination. This is essentially an alpine country, where villagers on horseback in multicolored balaclavas and blankets greet you round precipitous bends. The hiking and trekking - often on a famed Basotho pony - is world class and the infrastructure of the three stunning national parks continues to improve. An astonishingly beautiful country, this 'Mountain Kingdom' needs to be seen to be believed. Key Facts ¿ Total Size: 30,355 square km ¿ General Terrain: mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains ¿ Geographical High Point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m ¿ Climate: temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers ¿ Major cities: MASERU (capital) population of 220,000 ¿ Languages Spoken: Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa ¿ Independence: 4 October 1966 ¿ Nationality: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural) ¿ Religions: Christian 80 percent, indigenous beliefs 20 percent ¿ National Symbol: Basotho hat ¿ National Anthem or Song: Lesotho fatse la bo ntat'a rona (Lesotho, Land of Our Fathers) ¿ Economy of Lesotho Major Industries: food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism, subsistence farming ¿ Agricultural Products: corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock ¿ Natural Resources: water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone ¿ Major Exports: manufactures 75 percent (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food, and live animals ¿ Major Imports: food; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products ¿ Currency: loti (LSL); South African rand (ZAR) ¿ National GDP: $ 3,723,000,000