Lesotho
Basic Information
Official name: Kingdom of Lesotho
Native name: Lesotho
Population: 2,116,427
Area: 30,355 km²
Region: Africa
Sub Region: Southern Africa
Capital: Maseru
Coordinates: -29.5°, 28.5°
Landlocked: Yes
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): LS
ISO Code (Alpha-3): LSO
Olympic Code: LES
FIFA Code: LES
Top level domain: .ls
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Lesotho loti (L) - LSLSouth African rand (R) - ZAR
Languages
English (eng)Sotho (sot)
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Continents
Africa
Demonyms
eng: Mosotho/Mosothofra: Lésothien/Lésothienne
GINI Index
2017: 44.9
Driving
Side: leftSign: LS
International Dialing
+266
Coat of Arms
Border Countries: