Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho
Lesotho (LS, LSO) is a country in Southern Africa, with Maseru as its capital. The currency is the South African Rand (ZAR, ZAR) and Lesotho Loti (LSL, LSL). The international dialling code is +266; mobile numbers are written like 5012 3456. The time zone is Africa/Maseru. Official languages: Southern Sotho and English.
CurrencyZAR, LSLZAR LSL
Dial code+266e.g. 5012 3456
Time zoneMaseruUTC+02:00
LanguageSouthern Sotho+1 more
CapitalMaseru
Population2.2M30.4K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Kingdom of Lesotho
- Native name
- Lesotho
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- LS
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- LSO
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 426
- IOC code
- LES
- Demonym
- Mosotho
- Capital
- Maseru
- Region
- Africa › Southern Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Southern Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .ls
- Coordinates
- -29.5, 28.5
- Area
- 30,355 km²
- Population
- 2,227,550
- GDP
- $5.9B ($2.6K per person)
- Literacy
- 89.6%
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Land borders
Currency
South African Rand ZAR
- Symbol
- ZAR narrow R
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- R 1,234.50
Lesotho Loti LSL
- Symbol
- LSL
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- M 1,234.50
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Sotho st | Official | 98% (2.2M) | |
| English en | Official | 27% (601.4K) | |
| Zulu zu | 14% (311.9K) | ||
| Swati ss | 2.4% (53.5K) | ||
| Xhosa xh | 0.99% (22.1K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Maseru | UTC+02:00 | none | South Africa Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +266
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 8 digits
- Emergency number
- 112 pattern 11[257]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 2212 3456 | +266 2212 3456 | XXXX XXXX | 8 |
| Mobile | 5012 3456 | +266 5012 3456 | XXXX XXXX | 8 |
| Toll free | 8002 1234 | +266 8002 1234 | XXXX XXXX | 8 |
Show the 1 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{4})(\d{4}) | [2568] | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{City} {Postal code}
No data.
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{3}- Examples
- 100
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the Southern Sotho (Lesotho) locale (st-LS), amounts in ZAR.
- Number
- 1,234,567.891
- Percent
- 45.7%
- Currency (ZAR)
- R 1,234,567.89
- Accounting
- -R 1,234,567.89
- Currency, name
- 1,234,567.89 ZAR
- Compact short
- 1.2M
- Compact long
- 1.2M
- Scientific
- 1.235E6
- Speed
- 88 km/h
- Temperature
- 21.5°C
- Date, full
- 2026 Hlakubele 27, Labohlano
- Date, long
- 2026 Hlakubele 27
- Date, medium
- 2026 Hlb 27
- Date, short
- 2026-03-27
- Time, medium
- 3:04:05 PM
- Time, short
- 3:04 PM
- Date and time
- 2026 Hlb 27 3:04 PM
- Month and year
- 2026 Hlakubele
- Weekday
- Labohlano
- Relative time
- yesterday · +3 d · -2 h
- List: and
- A, B, and C
- List: or
- A, B, or C