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 | Lesotho's high elevation, combined with its location in the southern hemisphere relative to the equator, accounts for a temperate climate. |
| Lesotho is primarily a country of subsistence farmers. |
| In Lesotho, the South African rand circulates as freely as the Basotho loti. |
| Lesotho (990 words) |
| Lesotho is also known as the Mountain Kingdom and has two main mountain ranges: the Drakensberg, which has the highest mountain in southern Africa, and the Maluti. |
| Lesotho regained independence in 1966, and functioned as a multi-party democracy from independence until 1986, when a military regime took power. |
| Lesotho became independent on 4 October 1966 under a Monarch (King Moshoeshoe II) with limited powers and an elected parliament based on voting rights for all. |
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