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US President Donald Trump said “no one has ever heard of an” African Lesotho Country – a comment that has “In shock” his government.
It is a small country in South Africa, which is almost completely composed of mountains and completely surrounded by South Africa.
Here are the nine things you need to know about the country:
The Kingdom of Lesotho consists mainly of the Highlands, where many villages can be reached only on horses, foot or light aircraft.
It is known as “Kingdom in the sky” and is the only independent state in the world, which is completely above 1000 meters (3281 feet), reports Encyclaedia Brittanica. The lowest point is 1400 m.
It is known that one of the worst air strips in the world – as a result of Matekane Airstrip has a short -term run -up strip and with long drops on both ends.
The Business Insider site describes the airport flight as “essentially, the same as if the bird is pushed out of the nest to learn to fly.”
The forest is completely surrounded by South Africa, but separated by the mountains by mountains.
Not much of its land is available for agriculture, and its population is vulnerable to lack of food and relying on jobs in South Africa. For decades, thousands of workers have been forced to find a job in South Africa.
Forestry people share some cultural and linguistic similarities with the South African. Their language, session, is also one of the 11 official languages of South Africa.
Lesot resources are deficient – a consequence of the harsh environment of Highland and a limited agricultural space in the lowlands.
The biggest resource is water – locally as white gold – exported to South Africa. Diamonds are another major exports.
If you think about skis and snowboarding, you can imagine the snow slopes of Europe and North America.
But Lesota reported himself on the Snowsparts stage. It has the highest ski resort in Africa south of the Sahara, one of the handfuls on the continent.
Africa is located 3222 m above sea level, high in the mountains of the mountains and attracts visitors from Africa and beyond.
People from the forest are called bass.
Some of the cultural objects related to bassot people are their blankets and traditional conical hats of bassot, known as Mokorotlo. The hat is a national symbol and is in the middle of the country flag.
The blankets are made of thick wool, with their intricate and colorful patterns, each of which tells about another story about the history of the bass. Bassota wears them as chapters at special events and gives them gifts.
Lesotho has one of the highest HIV prevalence in the world, with every fifth adult living with HIV, and more infections per 100,000 people than most other countries, including neighboring Namibia, Botswana and Eswatin.
The US government has done almost $ 1 billion to help the country fight HIV since 2006, including on prevention, assistance and treatment, the US State Department reports.
Prince Harry and his close friend Prince Lesot Sesses created charity in the country – Sentebale, which means “don’t forget me.” The charity work with local communities at the grassroots level, helping young people affected by HIV/AIDS.
Prince Harry first went to Lesotho at the age of 19 and has since returned to the country.
Lesota-one of the largest Sahara African exporters to the USA, the International Trade International Trade (ITA) website reports.
Export, which includes jeans and textiles, is made through the US Trade Program, the Law on African and Opportunities (AGO), which allows African countries to send some goods to the US without paying taxes.
It ranks second for the price of goods exported as part of the transaction.
According to the World Health Organization, the Mountain Kingdom has the highest suicide level, 87.5 people per 100,000 population who occupy their lives.
This is almost 10 times an average of nine or more than twice as large than the second largest, Guyan, which has about 40.
There is no single reason for this shocking statistics – experts indicate drug abuse and alcohol, job deficiency and lack of mental health counseling.