Lesotho, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Maseru, capital city of Lesotho

Lesotho Flag

Lesotho is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Southern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Lesotho
Lesotho is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Africa Africa Continent
Lesotho has a population of	2,311,472 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Lesotho are called Basotho (singular Mosotho)
The country’s total area is	30,355 Km² ( 18,862 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	125
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Lesotho HDI ranks in position nº 168 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.521 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Lesotho’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 79 countries Lesotho passport ranks in position nº 62 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Lesotho GDP per capita is	$1,097 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Lesotho ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	29° 30' S, 28° 30' E Open in Google Maps
Lesotho Capital city	Maseru
Neighbouring countries	South Africa.
Lesotho Climate	temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Most predominant religion	Protestant (Pentecostal, Lesotho Evangelical, Anglican),
Second most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Currency name & code	Loti (LSL)
Internet ccTLD	.ls
Lesotho calling code	+266

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