Lesotho, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Maseru, capital city of Lesotho
Lesotho is a Mountain kingdom exporting hydro-electricity and water, growing textile manufacturing through AGOA, and promoting winter alpine tourism.
Lesotho in one word would be “Highlands,” meaning mountain kingdom.
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho armorial
Lesotho is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Southern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Lesotho |
The capital city of Lesotho is Maseru.
| Lesotho is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Africa Africa Continent |
| Lesotho has a population of | 2,311,472 inhabitants within a total area of 30,355 Km2 (18,862 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Lesotho’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 125 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.46 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Lesotho HDI ranks in position nº 167 worldwide HDI of 0.550 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Lesotho’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 79 countries Lesotho passport ranks 62nd 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 |
| 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 |
Lesotho administrative divisions
10 districts- Berea
- Butha-Buthe
- Leribe
- Mafeteng
- Maseru
- Mohale's Hoek
- Mokhotlong
- Qacha's Nek
- Quthing
- Thaba-Tseka
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