| Official name | Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Name in local language | 'Muso oa Lesotho (st) ; Kingdom of Lesotho (en) |
| Continent | Africa |
| Subcontinent | Southern Africa |
| Population (ranking: 150e) | 2,183,687 inhabitants (2018) |
| Population growth | 4.30 % / year |
| Area | 30,355 km² |
| Density | 71.94 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 192e) | 2.792 billions $USD (2018) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 1,324 $USD (2018) |
| GDP growth | 1.50 % / year (2018) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 53.70 years (2018) |
| Birth rate | 29.45 ‰ (2015) |
| Fertility rate | 3.20 children / woman (2016) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 19.85 ‰ (2015) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 53.20 ‰ (2016) |
| Literacy rate | 86.20 % (2016) |
| Official languages | Sesotho, English |
| Currency | Lesotho loti (LSL), South African rand (ZAR) |
| HDI (ranking: 202e) | 0.518 / 1 (2018) |
| EPI (ranking) | 33.78 (2018) |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Head of State | King Letsie III |
| National Day | 4 October (independence of 1966) |
| ISO Codes | LS, LSO |
| Demonym | Mosotho (singular) ; Basotho (plural) |
| Tourists (ranking) | 320,000 people (2013) |
Underdevelopment worsened by AIDS and external dependence
Lesotho is a mountainous, mountainous southern African state that is completely landlocked in the territory of South Africa, of which it is economically particularly dependent.
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Urban areas (2015)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Maseru | 294,325 inhabitants |