The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho:
Lesotho – sovereign country located in Southern Africa. Lesotho is an enclave completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Formerly Basutoland, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name Lesotho roughly translates into "the land of the people who speak Sesotho."
General reference
Pronunciation: Common English country name: Lesotho Official English country name: The Kingdom of Lesotho Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Basotho Demonym(s): ISO country codes: LS, LSO, 426 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LS Internet country code top-level domain: .ls
Geography of Lesotho
Geography of Lesotho Lesotho is: a landlocked country Location: Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere Africa Southern Africa Surrounded by South Africa (the country) Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02) Extreme points of Lesotho High: Thabana Ntlenyana Low: Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River Land boundaries: 909 km Coastline: none Population of Lesotho: 2,008,000 – 144th most populous country
Area of Lesotho: 30,355 km2 Atlas of Lesotho
Environment of Lesotho
Climate of Lesotho Wildlife of Lesotho Fauna of Lesotho Birds of Lesotho Mammals of Lesotho
Natural geographic features of Lesotho
Glaciers in Lesotho: noneThe only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980. Rivers of Lesotho World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None
Regions of Lesotho
Regions of Lesotho
Ecoregions of Lesotho
List of ecoregions in Lesotho
Administrative divisions of Lesotho
Administrative divisions of Lesotho Districts of Lesotho
Districts of Lesotho
Districts of Lesotho
Municipalities of Lesotho
Capital of Lesotho: Maseru Cities of Lesotho
Demography of Lesotho
Demographics of Lesotho
Government and politics of Lesotho
Politics of Lesotho Form of government: Parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy Capital of Lesotho: Maseru Elections in Lesotho Political parties in Lesotho
Branches of the government of Lesotho
Government of Lesotho
Executive branch of the government of Lesotho Head of state: King Letsie III, Head of government: Prime Minister of Lesotho,
Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho
Parliament of Lesotho (bicameral) Upper house: Senate of Lesotho Lower house: National Assembly (Lesotho)
Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho
Court system of Lesotho
Foreign relations of Lesotho
Foreign relations of Lesotho Diplomatic missions in Lesotho Diplomatic missions of Lesotho
International organization membership The Kingdom of Lesotho is a member of:
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Southern African Development Community (SADC) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Law and order in Lesotho
Law of Lesotho
Law Enforcement in Lesotho Constitution of Lesotho Human rights in Lesotho Abortion in Lesotho LGBT rights in Lesotho
Military of Lesotho
Military of Lesotho Command Commander-in-chief: Forces Army of Lesotho Navy of Lesotho: None
Local government in Lesotho
Local government in Lesotho
History of Lesotho
History of Lesotho Current events of Lesotho
Culture of Lesotho
Culture of Lesotho Cuisine of Lesotho Languages of Lesotho National symbols of Lesotho Coat of arms of Lesotho Flag of Lesotho National anthem of Lesotho People of Lesotho Public holidays in Lesotho Religion in Lesotho Hinduism in Lesotho Islam in Lesotho Sikhism in Lesotho World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None
Art in Lesotho Literature of Lesotho Music of Lesotho
Sports in Lesotho
Sports in Lesotho Football in Lesotho Lesotho at the Olympics Cycling In Lesotho
Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho
Economy of Lesotho Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2025): 172nd (one hundred and seventy-second) Communications in Lesotho Internet in Lesotho Companies of Lesotho Currency of Lesotho: Loti ISO 4217: LSL Health care in Lesotho Mining in Lesotho Tourism in Lesotho Transport in Lesotho Transportation in Lesotho Airports in Lesotho Rail transport in Lesotho
Education in Lesotho
Education in Lesotho
See also
Lesotho List of international rankings List of Lesotho-related topics Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations Member state of the United Nations Outline of Africa Outline of geography
References
External links
Government of Lesotho Judgments of the Lesotho High Court Lesotho Internet Cafe directory