🚩 Flag of Lesotho • live waving render
Africa — Southern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives left
🇱🇸 Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho
2.1M
Population
World #148
30,355 km²
Land Area
World #143
$2.4 billion
GDP (USD)
World #167
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Did You Know?
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Lesotho is the world's #148 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #143 globally by land area — covering about 0.02% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 1 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #167 worldwide with a GDP of $2.4 billion USD.
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Population density is 69.7 people per km² — world rank #144.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Maseru
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Phone Code
+266
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Internet TLD
.ls
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Nationality
Basotho
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
LS / LSO / 426
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Coordinates
-29.50°, 28.50°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$2.4 billion USD
World rank #167 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$1,136
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
69.7 /km²
World density rank #144
L
Lesotho loti
LSL • official currency
R
South African rand
ZAR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
2,116,427
World rank #148 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
English • Sotho
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Demonym
Mosotho
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Sotho
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
30,355 km²
0.02% of Earth's landmass • World #143
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Land Borders
1 country
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Africa/Maseru
SAST — South African Standard Time
“Lesotho” Around the World
ara
ليسوتو
مملكة ليسوتو
bre
Lesotho
Rouantelezh Lesotho
ces
Lesotho
Lesothské království
deu
Lesotho
Königreich Lesotho
est
Lesotho
Lesotho Kuningriik
fin
Lesotho
Lesothon kuningaskunta
fra
Lesotho
Royaume du Lesotho
hrv
Lesoto
Kraljevina Lesoto
hun
Lesotho
Lesothói Királyság
ita
Lesotho
Regno del Lesotho
jpn
レソト
レソト王国
kor
레소토
레소토 왕국
nld
Lesotho
Koninkrijk Lesotho
per
لسوتو
پادشاهی لسوتو
pol
Lesotho
Królestwo Lesotho
por
Lesoto
Reino do Lesoto
rus
Лесото
Королевство Лесото
slk
Lesotho
Lesothské kráľovstvo
spa
Lesotho
Reino de Lesotho
srp
Lesoto
Kraljevina Lesoto
swe
Lesotho
Konungariket Lesotho
tur
Lesotho
Lesotho Krallığı
urd
لیسوتھو
مملکتِ لیسوتھو
zho
莱索托
莱索托王国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
LS
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ISO Alpha-3
LSO
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
426
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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e.g. regex: ^(\d{3})$
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WikiData ID
Q1013
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Also Spelled As
LS • Kingdom of Lesotho • Muso oa Lesotho