Recognised as Country
Lesotho
- LS
- Africa
- LSL
- .ls
Lesotho (LS/LSO) is a country in Africa with its capital at Maseru. It covers about 30,355 km² with a population of roughly 2,300,000, uses the LSL, dials on +266, owns the .ls internet domain and keeps its capital on Africa/Maseru. It borders 1 country.
Identity
Official short nameLesotho
CapitalMaseru
ContinentAfrica
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2LS
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3LSO
Internet TLD.ls
Calling code+266
Currency codeLSL
Geography
Latitude29.61° S
Longitude28.2336° E
HemisphereSouthern and Eastern
Area30,355 km²11,720 square miles
Land neighbours1
Distance from London9,437 kmto the approximate centre of Lesotho, not to Maseru. SSE, bearing 155.5°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAfrica/Maseruthe IANA zone for Maseru; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+02:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+02:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 14:38
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population2,300,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density75.8 per km²≈
Share of world population0.028%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset138 of 196
Population rank in this dataset145 of 196
Neighbouring countries
South Africa520 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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