Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho · Southern Africa
Lesotho is a country in Southern Africa, with Maseru as its capital, home to about 2,363,325 people. Lesotho shares a land border with one country, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Maseru |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern Africa |
| Currency | Lesotho loti (LSL L) |
| Calling code | +266 |
| ISO codes | LS / LSO / 426 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇱🇸 |
| Population | 2,363,325 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 30,355 km² |
| Languages | English, Sotho |
| Internet domain | .ls |
| Demonym | Mosotho |
Bordering countries
About Lesotho
Lesotho, officially Kingdom of Lesotho, is a United Nations member state in Southern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Maseru. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Lesotho loti (L), using the code LSL.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Lesotho for Maseru’s own facts and history.
To call Lesotho from abroad, dial the country code +266. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes LS (alpha-2) and LSO (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 2,363,325.
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How Lesotho compares
- Area: 30,355 km², ranking 137 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 2,363,325, ranking 141 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 78 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 1, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Lesotho
3 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (green, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.