Country facts
Lesotho
LS
Location
Africa · Southern Africa
Size & world rank
Log scalePopulation
#148 of 243Top 61%
≈2.1 million(2,116,427)
Smallest: Pitcairn Islands 35Largest: India ≈1.42B
Area
#142 of 243Top 59%
30,355 km²
Smallest: Vatican City 0.49 km²Largest: Russia ≈17.1M km²
Key facts
- Capital
- Maseru
- Languages
- English, Sotho
- Language Family
- Indo-European (Germanic)
- Currencies
- Lesotho loti, South African rand
- Flag Colors
- BlueWhiteGreenBlack
South Africa