Thursday, 14 June 2012

Interesting Facts

Did you know?

-Lesotho has a population of 1.8 million
-it is the only country in the world where all the land lies above 1000 metres 
-400, 000 of those people are orphans or vulnerable children 
-nearly one third of the population is infected with HIV/AIDs
-it is the only country in the world completely surrounded by another country 
-Lesotho has the third highest HIV/AIDs rate in the world
-Sesotho is the language the Basotho people speak 
-Sentebale means 'forget me not' in Sesotho
-both The King and Prime Minister of Lesotho have been HIV tested to encourage people to get tested
-life expectancy at birth is only 40 years

Now you know!

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