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Lesotho is the only country in the world entirely above one thousand meters in elevation.

Why it is true

Also known as the Kingdom in the Sky, its lowest point is at one thousand four hundred meters. This makes it the country with the highest low-point altitude in the entire world.

Source: Topographic Society

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