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The Kingdom of Lesotho was originally named Basutoland. It was renamed in 1966 when the country gained independence from the United Kingdom. Its capital city is Maseru. (Population 220,000 as of July 2009.) See the World Factbook.

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Lesotho is an enclave within the east central region of the Republic of South Africa. It is completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa and the country has three geographical regions.

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+The Kingdom of Lesotho was originally named Basutoland. It was renamed in 1966 when the country gained independence from the United Kingdom. Its capital city is '''Maseru'''. (Population 220,000 as of July 2009.) See the [https://www.cia.gov/library|The World Factbook].
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-Guide to '''Lesotho ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
-==Information==
-Lesotho is an enclave country in Africa within [[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]]. It was previously known as Basutoland. [[England Genealogy|Great Britain]] formerly ruled the area. The official languages are Sesotho and English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lesotho," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho, accessed 22 April 2016.</ref>
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+== Getting started with Lesotho research  ==
-==Lesotho Map==
+Lesotho is an enclave within the east central region of the Republic of South Africa. It is completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa and the country has three geographical regions.
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-== Districts ==
+== Jurisdictions  ==
-Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Lesotho.  Lesotho is divided into the following districts:<br>
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+== Research Tools  ==
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-les.html#AFR-LESOTHO Mailing List]
+*[http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/98/ Lesotho Genealogy Queries]
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