Lesotho Research Paper

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Lesotho is a landlocked country surrounded completely by the Republic of South Africa. Lesotho is a mountainous country that is known for their trade in agriculture. Lesotho’s Head of State is King Lestie and their Prime Minister is Pakalitha Mosisili. Surprisingly, Lesotho’s head of state does not make government decisions these are made by the Prime Minister. Based in agriculture, the amount of wealth a family has is based on the amount of cattle a family owns. Lesotho is known for their beautiful breezy weather and summers. During the summer Lesotho has hot and humid and cold winters. During the summer most of the hot air masses come from the rainforests in the Congo Basin. During the winter there can be heavy rainfalls similar to the

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