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Lesotho   Region

The colors on the the flag mean rain,peace,and prosperity. In the white stripe there is a black Bathos's hat representing the indigenous people;the flag was unfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence.



Location and 27.9333°E
 * The exact location of Lesotho is 29.4667°S
 * The capital of Lesotho is Maseru
 * Lesotho is totaly surounded by The republic of South Africa [[image:http://www.yourchildlearns.com/online-atlas/images/south-africa-map.gif width="367" height="261" caption="Lesotho is surrounded by the Rebublic of South Africa"]]

Place
 * The language that people speak in Lesotho is English,Sotho,Zulu,and Xhosa
 * The most spoken languages are English And Sotho
 * The temperature is cool. There is dry winters and hot ,wet summers
 * It's mostly highland with plateaus, hills and mountains
 * The highest mountain in Lesotho is Thabana Ntlenyana Movement

For more information About Thabana Ntlenyana click here

Movement 2/3 of the people that live in Lesotho work in The republic of South Africa.

Diamonds are the only mineral produced. Small factories produce candles,handcrafts,yarn, and furniture. H.E.I


 * They are making roads.
 * Two of the dams are completed and four under construction to generate electricity.


 * USA || The same || Lesotho ||
 * Most people don't have to switch country's to go to work || Death penalty is both legal || Lot's of people have to switch and go to the republic of South Africa to go to work ||
 * Literacy rate is 99% || They both have rivers || Literacy rate is 84.8% ||
 * The capital city is Washington D.C || Its almost the same size as maryland || capital city is Maseru ||
 * Our president is Barack Obama ||  || There king is Letsie ||