Key facts
Capital:Maseru
Location:Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Currency:maloti (LSL)
Area:30,355 sq km
Population:2,177,740 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Sesotho (official) (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
Religion:Protestant 47.8% (Pentecostal 23.1%, Lesotho Evangelical 17.3%, Anglican 7.4%), Roman Catholic 39.3%, other Christian 9.1%, non-Christian 1.4%, none 2.3% (2014 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+2
Tel Code:+266
