{"id":28995,"date":"2026-08-06T12:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=28995"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T09:14:46","slug":"lesotho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lesotho\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesotho"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lesotho Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India and Lesotho reviewed the full spectrum of their bilateral relationship during the sixth meeting of the India-Lesotho Joint Bilateral Commission for Cooperation (JBCC) held in New Delhi.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lesotho\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is an <\/span><b>enclaved nation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is located <\/span><b>within the territory of South Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Maseru.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Lesotho<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mountainous Lesotho has a <\/span><b>temperate climate.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located on the plateau of Southern Africa, with altitudes ranging from 1400 to 3480 m above sea level exposing it to both the influences of the <\/span><b>Indian and the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/atlantic-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\">Atlantic<\/a> oceans,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with differences in temperatures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountains:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Drakensberg Range and Maloti ranges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the only independent state in the world that <\/span><b>lies entirely above 1400 m in elevation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thabana Ntlenyana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Orange River at about 2,100 km in length is one of the longest rivers in Africa which rises in the <\/span><b>Lesotho Highlands as the Sinqu River.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/india-lesotho-review-bilateral-ties-at-6th-joint-commission-meeting-agree-to-deepen-cooperation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DD News<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesotho  is an enclaved nation that is located within the territory of South Africa. 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