Lesotho
/ləˈsəʊtəʊ/- a landlocked mountainous country forming an enclave in South Africa; pop. 2,130, 800 (est. 2009); official languages, Sesotho and English; capital, Maseru.莱索托（南非境内陆地包围的飞地山国, 2009年估计人口 2,130, 800, 官方语言为塞索托语和英语, 首都马赛罗）。
The region was settled by the Sotho people in the 16th century, coming under British rule (as Basutoland) in 1868. The country became an independent kingdom within the Commonwealth in 1966, changing its name to Lesotho.