🇱🇸 Lesotho
LS / LSO #137
Nomad Score
47.0
Cities
8
Currency
LSL
🌍 COUNTRY OVERVIEW
Official Name
Kingdom of Lesotho
Capital
Maseru
Continent
Africa / Southern Africa
Area
30,355 km²
Population
2.2M
Density
66.1/km²
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
UN Member
Yes
Independent
Yes
Driving Side
Left
TLD
.ls
Calling Code
+266
Timezone
UTC+02:00
📊 KEY FIGURES
HDI
0.550
Gini Index (2017)
44.9
Life Satisfaction (2025)
4.4/10
PM2.5 (2019)
17.6 µg/m³
🎭 CULTURE & SOCIETY
Languages
English,
Sotho (Sesotho)
Religions
Christianity 92.1%,
Traditional faiths 6.6%,
No religion 1.0%,
Others 0.3%
Currencies
L LSL — Lesotho loti,
R ZAR — South African rand
🛂 VISA & TRAVEL
Passport Power Rank
#121 of 199
Visa-Free Destinations
42
Total Accessible
70
🏆 TOP CITIES
| # | City | Score | Cost | Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maseru | 5.2 | $2,234/mo | -- |
| 2 | Quthing | 4.8 | $816/mo | -- |
| 3 | Teyateyaneng | 4.8 | $1,537/mo | -- |
| 4 | Maputsoe | 4.7 | $1,052/mo | -- |
| 5 | Mafeteng | 4.7 | $913/mo | -- |
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