Where is Lesotho?
Lesotho is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered by South Africa.
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Crazy but True
Lesotho is the only country in the world entirely above 1,000 meters in elevation. Its lowest point is higher than the lowest point of any other nation, it sits completely surrounded by South Africa, and it gets snow, in southern Africa, most winters.
Lesotho facts
- Capital
- Maseru
- Population
- 2,363,325 (2025)
- Area
- 30,355 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Currency
- Lesotho loti (LSL) and South African rand (ZAR)
- Languages
- English and Sotho
- Coordinates
- -29.5°, 28.5°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- LS · LSO
How Lesotho compares
- Lesotho is the 139th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Belgium and larger than Armenia.
- It is the 141st most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 1 country.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Africa, it is the 43rd largest of 49 countries by area.