Country: Kingdom of Lesotho (Sesotho: Muso oa Lesotho)
Georgian transcript: ლესუთუ
Capital and largest city: Maseru (მასერუ)
Continent: Africa
Official languages: Sesotho, English
Religion: Christianity (92.3%), Traditional faiths (6.4%)
Motto: Khotso, Pula, Nala (in Sotho: Peace, rain, prosperity)
Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Independence: 4 October 1966 (from the UK)
Member of the Commonwealth of Nations: 1966
Population: 2 160 254 (2021)
Demonym: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural); Lesothan; Lesothonian
Currency: Lesotho loti (LSL), South African rand (ZAR)
Driving side: left
Time zone: UTC +2:00 (South African Standard Time)
Calling code: +266
Internet TLD: .ls
Website: Government of Lesotho
Neighbouring country: South Africa
