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🇱🇸Lesotho

Africa · Southern AfricaSovereign stateAU
ISOLS · LSO · 426
LAT,LNG-29.50, 28.50
TEL+266

Lesotho is a sovereign country in Southern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Maseru. It has a population of about 2,142,252 across 30,355 km² — roughly 71 people per km². The currency is the Lesotho loti (LSL L). Official languages are English and Southern Sotho. Its ISO 3166 codes are LS, LSO, 426, and the international calling code is +266.

Capital
Maseru
#147
Population
2,142,252
#141
Area
30,355 km²
#137
Density
71 /km²

Key facts about Lesotho

GET/alpha/LS
Calling code
+266
Currencies
LSL LZAR R
Languages
EnglishSouthern Sotho
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Demonym
Mosotho
Top-level domain
.ls
ISO codes
LS · LSO · 426
Coordinates
-29.50, 28.50
Capital
Maseru

Other names for Lesotho

Kingdom of LesothoMuso oa LesothoLesotoレソト

Largest cities in Lesotho (11)

GET/cities?country=LS

Countries bordering Lesotho (1)

GET/borders/lesotho

Frequently asked questions about Lesotho

What is the capital of Lesotho?

The capital of Lesotho is Maseru.

What is the population of Lesotho?

Lesotho has a population of about 2,142,252, the 147th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Lesotho?

Lesotho uses the Lesotho loti (LSL, symbol L).

What languages are spoken in Lesotho?

The main languages of Lesotho are English and Southern Sotho.

What is the calling code for Lesotho?

The international dialing code for Lesotho is +266.

Which countries border Lesotho?

Lesotho shares land borders with South Africa.

Query Lesotho from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Lesotho; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/LS
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/LSO
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/426
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/LES
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/lesotho
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=LS
Largest cities in LesothoDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/lesotho
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=-29.5&lng=28.5
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Southern%20Africa
Countries in Southern AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/LSL
Countries using the Lesotho lotiDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/en
Countries that speak EnglishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/266
Countries with calling code +266Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B02%3A00
Countries in UTC+02:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/ls
Countries on the .ls domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Mosotho
Countries whose people are "Mosotho"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Maseru
Find a country by capital (Maseru)Docs
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