Nine things about the country Donald Trump says ‘Nobody has heard’

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has said that “no one has heard of” the African country of Lesotho, a comment that has “Shocked” his government.

It is a small country in southern Africa that consists almost completely in mountains and is completely surrounded by South Africa.

Here are nine things to know about the country:

The kingdom of Lesotho is mainly composed of highlands, where many villages can only be reached on horseback, on foot or light airplanes.

It is known as the “Kingdom in Heaven” and is the only independent state of the world that is completely greater than 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) of elevation, according to Brittanic Encyclopaedia. Its lowest point is 1,400 m.

It is known that it has one of the most intimidating landing clues in the world to land: Matekane’s landing floor has a short track and long drops track at both ends.

The Business Insider website describes flying from the airport as “essentially the same as when a bird is expelled from the nest to learn to fly.”

Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa, but is separated by the prohibited mountainous chains.

There is not much of its land available for agriculture, with its population vulnerable to food shortages and depending on jobs in South Africa. During the decades, thousands of workers have been forced by the lack of job opportunities at home to find work in South Africa.

The people of Lesotho share some cultural and linguistic similarities with the South Africans. His language, Sesotho, is also one of the 11 official languages ​​in South Africa.

The resources are scarce in Lesotho, a consequence of the atmosphere of the highland plateau and the limited agricultural space in the lowlands.

Its greatest resource is water, known locally as white gold, which is exported to South Africa. Diamonds are another great export.

When you think about skiing and snowboarding, you can imagine the snowy slopes of Europe and North America.

But Lesotho has announced at the snow sports scene. It has the highest skiing station in sub -Saharan Africa, one of the few in the continent.

Afriski is located at 3,222 m above sea level, at the top of the Maloti de Lesotho mountains and attracts visitors from Africa and beyond.

Lesotho’s people are called Basothho.

Some of the cultural elements associated with the Basotho people are their blankets and traditional Basotho tapered hats, known as Mokorotlo. The hat is a national symbol and appears in the middle of the country’s flag.

The blankets are made of thick wool, with their intricate and colorful patterns, each telling a different story of the history of the people of Basotho. The Basotho uses them as shales in special events and give them as gifts.

Lesotho has one of the highest prevalence of HIV in the world, with one in five adults living with HIV and more infections per 100,000 people than most other countries, including Namibia neighbors, Botswana and Eswatini.

The United States government has committed almost $ 1 billion to help the country face HIV since 2006, even for prevention, attention and treatment services, according to the United States Department of State.

Prince of Prince Harry and his close friend Lesotho, Prince’s Prince, have established a charity organization in the country, SinEbale, which means “Do not forget me.” The beneficial organization works with local communities in Lesothho at the base level, helping young people affected by HIV/AIDS.

Prince Harry first went to Lesotho when he was 19 years old and has returned to the country many times since then.

Lesotho is one of the largest clothing exporters in sub -Saharan Africa to the United States, according to the International Government Trade Administration website (ITA).

Exports, which include jeans and textiles, are carried out through the US commercial program, Law of Grous and African Opportunities (Auga) that allows eligible African countries to send some of the goods to the US. UU. Without paying taxes.

It occupies the second place for the value of the exported goods under the agreement.

The mountain kingdom has the highest suicide rate in the world, with 87.5 people per 100,000 of the population that takes their lives every year, according to the World Health Organization.

This is almost 10 times the global average of nine and more than the country with the second highest rate, Guyana, which has about 40.

There is not a single reason for this shocking statistic: experts point to drug and alcohol abuse, job scarcity and lack of mental health advice.