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LESOTHO

Capital
Maseru

Area
30,355 sq km (1 km = 0.62 miles); mountainous and surrounded by South Africa

Language
English and Sesotho are the official languages, but Zulu Xhosa are also spoken.

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PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu


thumb for MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050 24 Feb 2009 12:09:00 GMT
MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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thumb for MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization 24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

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MAP: Global malaria 2008

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thumb for MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009 20 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMT
MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009

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Related links


  • Africa South of the Sahara (Stanford University)

  • AllAfrica Lesotho headlines

  • AllAfrica.com on AIDS

  • BBC World Service

  • Climate Prediction Center for East, Southern and West Africa

  • Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing – Drought monitoring and crop yield forecasting site

  • Famine Early Warning System covering 17 African countries (USAID-funded)

  • Food First

  • IFRC country profile

  • IRIN news service

  • Official government site

  • Radix section on southern African food emergencies

  • ReliefWeb

  • Talking Africa- Lesotho news headlines

  • University of Pennsylvania resources

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