🇱🇸 Lesotho
LS / LSO #137
Nomad Score
47.0
Cities
8
Currency
LSL
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
2.2M
Density
66.1/km²
HDI
0.550
(Medium)
Gini Index (2017)
44.9
Gender Wage Gap (2024)
3.8%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Sotho | Sesotho |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 92.1% |
| Traditional faiths | 6.6% |
| No religion | 1.0% |
| Others | 0.3% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Basotho | 99.7% |
| Others | 0.3% |
Demonym (male)
Mosotho
Demonym (female)
Mosotho
National Anthem
Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona
🏥 HEALTHCARE
HALE (2021)
44.6 yrs
UHC Index (2021)
53/100
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Learning Outcomes (2020)
393
Broadband (2023)
0.4/100
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
0.4
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
30,355 km²
Capital
Maseru
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Southern Africa
Landlocked
Yes
Driving Side
Left
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Calling Codes
+266
Postal Code
###
TLD
.ls
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇿🇦 South Africa
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Lesotho is composed of three horizontal bands of blue, white and green in the ratio of 3:4:3. A black mokorotlo — a Basotho hat — is centered in the white band.
National Anthem
Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona
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