Lesotho

Country in Southern Africa

Lesotho is a country in Southern Africa, with its capital in Maseru. About 2.4 million people live there (2025), making it the 142nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 30,355 km², it is the 137th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by South Africa.

Lesotho at a glance

Capital: Maseru
Population (2025): 2.4 million
Area: 30,355 km²
Density: 78 per km²
Official languages: English, Sotho
Currencies: Lesotho loti, South African rand
People: Mosotho
Calling code: +266
Internet domain: .ls
Coast: Landlocked

Where is Lesotho?

How Lesotho compares

Population rank

142nd of 195

45th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

137th of 195

43rd of 54 in Africa

Crowding

78 per km²

More crowded than 45% of countries

Similar in size: Belgium (30,528 km²).
Similar population: Moldova (2.4 million).
Lesotho is the only place that uses the Lesotho loti.
The South African rand is also used in 4 other places: Eswatini (Swaziland), Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
Sotho is also an official language in 1 other country: Zimbabwe.

The flag of Lesotho

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How players do with Lesotho

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Lesotho so far, from 79 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

44% right

46th hardest of 176 · 79 answers

Players find Lesotho on the map in 44% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Chad.

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Countries that border Lesotho

Lesotho borders 1 country: South Africa.

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1. Which is the flag of Lesotho?
2. What is the capital of Lesotho?
3. Which of these borders Lesotho?

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Questions about Lesotho

Is Lesotho a country?

Yes. Lesotho is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Lesotho?

The capital of Lesotho is Maseru.

Which countries border Lesotho?

Lesotho borders 1 country: South Africa.

How many countries border Lesotho?

1. Lesotho shares a land border with 1 country.

How big is Lesotho?

Lesotho covers 30,355 km², about the same size as Belgium (30,528 km²).

Is Lesotho hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Lesotho in 44% of 79 tries, 46th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Chad.

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