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^15. Photos from Lesotho

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^16. Time diference to GMT:

^1. Dependency status: NA

^2. Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

^3. Location: Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa

^4. Border Countries: RPA 909 km

^5. Climate: temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers

^6. Terrain: mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains

^7. Area: 30,355 km²

^8. Capital: Maseru

^9. Administrative divisions: 10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohales Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka

^10. Population: 2,177,062 (July 2001 est.)

^11. Languages: Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa

^12. Religions: Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%

^13. Currency: loti (LSL); South African rand (ZAR)

^14. Original language tekst: NA

• More about Lesotho (FactBook CIA)
• Polish office (embassy) in Lesotho

^20. Recommended Travel Oficies in Poland:

• We await Your recomendations!

^21. Recommended Travel Oficies in Lesotho:

• We await Your recomendations!

^22. Airlines:

One International carrier, South African Airways, operates regular flights to and from Maseru.

• South African Airways (SA) - www.flysaa.com
• We await Your recomendations!
  

^23. Other transport (train, coach, boat etc.)

• We await Your recomendations!

^24. Lesotho office:

• Embassady Kingdom of Lesotho
  Tuborg Nord, Strandvejen 64 H
  DK-2900 Hellerup Kobenhavn
  tel. (0-045) 39 624343
  fax 621538
  e-mail: ccc23925@vip.cibercity.dk

^25. Intresting WEB's about Lesotho:

• Government of Lesotho - Official Website. Information about the Government, its structure and related links. Press releases and information about the country and culture
• Lesotho Page - University of Pennsylvania - Excellent collection of resources from the school's African Studies Center. Includes a map, travel advisories and reviewed sites
• Lesotho - An annotated guide to internet resources on the Lesotho for students, faculty, librarians, teachers, journalists, business people and others.
• Lesotho - Consular Information - US State Department's updated travel information service. With visa requirements and travel advice
• U.S. State Department: Lesotho Consular Information Sheet - description of the country, entry requirements, updates on crime and safety conditions, and more
• Ethnologue: Lesotho - details the languages spoken in Lesotho
• Lonely Planet - Destination Lesotho
• Weather Underground - Lesotho
• An MBendi Profile: Lesotho - Country Profile Lesotho
• A Travel Guide To Lesotho - Detailed information on tourism in Lesotho
• WorldTravelGuide - About Lesotho
• African Art: The Art and Artists of Lesotho Painters - Gallery featuring artists working in Lesotho, Art of Africa
• Lesotho Auto and Tourist Services - gas station, restaurant, and snack shop located near the Maseru Bridge
  

^26. Other WEB's :

• SKYTRAX | the World Airline Site - The World Airline Site for latest Airline News, Airline Passenger Surveys, global Airline standards Rating, Best Airline and Airport of the Year, Airline Flight Reviews, Airline Quality Star Ranking across the world
• slowniki.onet.pl - dictionary translating from polish and english, german, french, italian, spanish, russian etc.
• babelfish.altavista.com - dictionary translaiting both ways in 25 lanquages useful in translating texts