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AFPUS President Donald Trump said, “No one has heard of the African state Lesoto. “Shock” government.
A small country in South Africa is almost entirely composed of mountains and is completely surrounded by South Africa.
The nine things you need to know about the country are:
‘The kingdom of heaven’
The Lesoto Kingdom is mainly composed of highlands, and many villages can only reach walking or light aircraft.
According to the Brittanica Encyclopaedia, this book is known as “the kingdom of heaven,” and is the only independent of the world in the world that exceeds 1,000 meters (3,281 feet). The lowest point is 1,400m.
Matekane Airstrip has a short runway and long drops at both ends.
The Business Insider website explains that flying at the airport is “the same as the bird is pushed out of the nest to learn the flight.”
It is completely surrounded by South Africa.
Lesoto is completely surrounded by South Africa, but is separated by the forbidden mountain range.
The population is vulnerable to food shortages and depends on South Africa’s job income, so many land can be used in agriculture. For decades, thousands of workers were forced to find jobs in South Africa because of lack of jobs.
The Lesotos people share cultural and language similarity with South African people. Sesotho, their language, is also one of the 11 official languages in South Africa.
The biggest resource of Lesoto is ‘White Gold’.
In Lesoto, there is a lack of resources. This is the result of the harsh environment of highland highlands and the agricultural space of lowlands.
The biggest resource is water known as white gold. This is exported to South Africa. Diamonds are another major export.
The highest ski resort in Africa, south of Sahara
When you think of skiing and snowboarding, you can imagine a snowy slope of Europe and North America.
But Lesoto is known in itself in the snow sports scene. There is the highest ski resort in Africa, south of Sahara, and is one of the few on the continent.
Afriski is 3,222m above sea level, high in Maloti Mountains in Lesotho and attracts Africa and other visitors.
People from Lesoto are called Baso Tor.
People from Lesoto are called Basotho.
Some cultural items related to the basoth are the BASOTHO traditional cone hat, known as blanket and Mokorotlo. The hat is a symbol of the state and appears in the middle of the national flag.
The blanket is made of thick wool, and the complex and colorful patterns tell different stories about the history of Basotho people. Basotho was worn as a shawl and a gift at a special event.
It has one of the highest HIV ratios in the world.
Lesoto is one of the highest HIV prevalence in the world, one in five HIVs, and more than 100,000 infections than most other countries, including neighboring Namibia, Botswana and S and Tini.
According to the US State Department, the US government has invested almost $ 1 billion in 2006 to help HIV deals with HIV, including prevention, treatment and treatment services.
Prince Harry has long been interested in personal charitable organizations in Lesoto.
Prince Harry and his close friend Lesoto’s Prince Seeiso founded a charity in this country. The charity cooperates with the grassroots -level Leso to the community to help young people influenced by HIV/AIDS.
Prince Harry went to Lesoto for the first time and returned to the country several times since then.
It exports jeans to the United States
According to the US government’s International Trade Management (ITA) website, Lesoto is one of the largest sub -Saharan African clothing exports in the United States.
Exports, including jeans and textiles, are made through US trade programs, African growth and opportunities, which allows qualified African countries to send some products to the United States without paying taxes.
It takes second place according to the value of the product exported according to this transaction.
A country with the highest suicide rate in the world
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the mountain kingdom has the highest suicide rate in the world, and 87.5 people live their lives each year.
This is almost 10 times the world’s average, and the second highest ratio is about 40 people.
There is no single reason for this shocking statistics. Experts point out the lack of drugs and alcohol abuse, lack of vocational and mental health counseling.
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