LESOTHO

Lesotho (officially the Kingdom of Lesotho) is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. Known as the Kingdom in the Sky because of its lofty altitude — it has the highest lowest point of any country in the world (1400m) and is the only country to be entirely above 1000m! Lesotho is totally landlocked by South Africa and is a fantastic adventure holiday destination (ski, horses, treks..). It has an area of over 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) and has a population of about 2 million. It was previously the British Crown colony of Basutoland, which declared independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966. Maseru is the capital city. Outside of Maseru, life is still traditional and pastoral.