Abstract is: Lesotho (/ləˈsuːtuː/ lə-SOO-too), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked as an enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. 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. It is a fully sovereign state and is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the African Union, and the Southern African Development Community. The name Lesotho roughly translates to "land of the Sotho".
| (P625, lat/long) | -29.55 / 28.25 |
| Easternmost point (P1334, lat/long) | -29.34096 / 29.45546 |
| Northernmost point (P1332, lat/long) | -28.57 / 28.65 |
| Southernmost point (P1333, lat/long) | -30.67558 / 28.11363 |
| Westernmost point (P1335, lat/long) | -29.64941 / 27.01128 |
| Highest point (P610) | Thabana Ntlenyana (Q733132) |
| Lowest point (P1589) | Orange River (Q181475) |