Lesotho
Lesotho
Capital Maseru
30,355 km² · 2,363,325 people (2025) · Lesotho loti
The only country on Earth entirely above 1,000 m; its lowest point, 1,400 m, is higher than the lowest point of any other country. Thabana Ntlenyana reaches 3,482 m, and Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa.
The facts
- Capital
- Maseru
- Area
- 30,355 km² — 11,720 sq mi
- Population
- 2,363,325 (2025)
- Density
- 77.9 people per km²
- Currency
- Lesotho loti (LSL, L)
- Official languages
- English, Sotho
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +266
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- LS · LSO
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 139 of 200
- By population
- 145 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 33,851 | 2,360,527 |
| Belgium | 30,528 | 11,941,781 |
| Lesotho ← | 30,355 | 2,363,325 |
| Armenia | 29,743 | 3,086,700 |
| Solomon Islands | 28,896 | 838,645 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Lesotho?
- Maseru
- What currency does Lesotho use?
- The Lesotho loti (LSL).
- How big is Lesotho?
- 30,355 km², or 11,720 square miles — 139 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Lesotho drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Moldova 33,851 km²
- Belgium 30,528 km²
- Armenia 29,743 km²
- Solomon Islands 28,896 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)