Lesotho

Africa · Southern Africa

Lesotho

Kingdom of Lesotho
Africa · Southern Africa · Capital: Maseru

Quick facts about Lesotho

Official name	Kingdom of Lesotho
Capital	Maseru
Continent & subregion	Africa · Southern Africa
Population	2,311,472 people (world rank 146)
Area	30,355 km²
Density	76 people/km²
Share of world population	0.029% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$2.1 billion
Urbanisation	42.7% urban population
Life expectancy	57.4 years
Currency	Lesotho loti (L) — LSL, South African rand (R) — ZAR
Languages	English, Sotho
Internet domain	`.ls`
Calling code	+266
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$921 · see world ranking
Internet Users	49% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.7 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	58.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	1.1% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Lesotho did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

South Africa

The geographic position is roughly -29.5°, 28.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.