ELuSuthu

ELuSuthu lilizwe elibiyelweyo elingqongwe nguMzantsi Afrika ngokupheleleyo. Lilizwe elineentaba ezinze kwiintaba zeMaloti, kwaye linezona ntaba ziphakamileyo eMzantsi Afrika ELuSuthu inommandla ongaphezu nje kwe-30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) kwaye inabemi abamalunga nezigidi ezi-2. Ikomkhulu layo kunye nesona sixeko sikhulu yiMaseru. Iilwimi ezisemthethweni sisiSuthu nesiNgesi.

ELuSuthu yayifudula iyiKoloni yaseBhritane yaseBasutoland, kodwa yazingela inkululeko kwi-United Kingdom ngomhla we-4 ku-Okthobha 1966. Ngoku ililizwe elizimele geqe kwaye ililungu leZizwe eziManyeneyo, iManyano yeZizwe eziManyeneyo, iManyano yeAfrika, kunye neManyano yeAfrika. UMbutho woPhuhliso lwaMazwe aseMazantsi e-Afrika (i-SADC). Igama elithi ELuSuthu liguqulelwa ngokurhabaxa "kumhlaba wabeSotho". Ngo-2021, ELuSuthu ine-22.8% yezinga lokuxhaphaka kwe-HIV kubantu abaphakathi kweminyaka eyi-15 kunye ne-49 ubudala, enye yezona ziphezulu kwihlabathi jikelele.