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Lesotho has been a member of the United Nations since she gained her independence in 1966. During that time she has tried to live within the norms established by the international community through the United Nations. Lesotho places great store by the four underlying principles and objectives of the United Nation, namely,
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Kingdom of Lesotho have signed a five-year, $362.6 million Compact to reduce poverty and increase economic growth. The Compact is focused on improving the provision of water supplies for industrial and domestic use, improving health outcomes and removing barriers to foreign and local private sector investment. By 2013, the Compact will benefit the majority of the population of 1.8 million due to its broad geographic scope and focus on sectors that impact most Basotho such as health and provision of potable water.
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Lesotho maintains an embassy in the United States at 2511 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel: 202-797-5533). Lesotho's mission to the United Nations is located at 204 East 39th Street, New York, NY 10016 (tel: 212-661-1690).
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Lesotho was united as a nation in the early 19th Century by King Moshoeshoe the Great. Basutoland, as it was then called, successfully defended itself from the British, the Zulus and the Boers. In 1868 it became a British Protectorate before gaining full independence almost a hundred years later on October 4, 1966. Basutoland was then reborn as Lesotho.
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The left picture is of the mountains of Lesotho in the distance. The second and third pictures are of mountainous areas of the “kingdom in the sky”. The area was visited at the end of May, the start of winter which lasts till August.
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The Loti, denoted by LSL, is the official currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho in Africa. The Loti (plural "maloti") is subdivided into 100 lisente (singular "sente"). The LSL is pegged to the South African Rand on a 1:1 basis and both currencies are considered legal tender within Lesotho.
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