| Point | Information |
| Country Name | Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Short Name | Lesotho |
| Capital | Maseru |
| Largest city | Maseru |
| Official languages | Sesotho, English |
| National Languages | Sesotho, English |
| Religion | 92.3% Christianity —49.4% Catholicism —40.7% Protestantism —2.2% Other Christian, 6.4% Traditional faiths, 1.0% Others, 0.3% None |
| Demonym(s) | · Mosotho (singular)
· Basotho (plural) |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| President | Monarch – Letsie III |
| Vice President | Prime Minister – Moeketsi Majoro |
| House Speaker | Sephiri Motanyane |
| Chief Justice | Nthomeng Justina Majara |
| Total Area | 30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 0.0032% |
| Total Land Area (%) | 30,354.02 km2 |
| Population | 2,108,328 (2018 estimate) |
| GDP (PPP) | $7.448 billion (2017 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $2.721 billion (2017 estimate) |
| Currency | Lesotho loti (LSL), South African rand (ZAR) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
| Date format | yyyy-mm-dd for Sesotho and dd/mm/yyyy for English |
| Mains Electricity | 220 V – 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left |
| Calling code | +266 |
| ISO 3166 code | LS |
| Internet TLD | .ls |
| Political Parties | · Alliance of Congress Parties
· Alliance of Democrats · All Basotho Convention · Basotho Batho Democratic Party |
| Independence Day | 4 October 1966 |
| Tallest Building | Standard Lesotho Bank Building
Hotel Victoria The Post Office Building LNDC Centre |
| Richest Persons | Pontso Sekatle
Mothetjoa Metsing Ntlhoi Motsamai Mohlabi Tsekoa |
| Top Website | Lra.org.ls
Afriski.net Centralbank.org.ls Maseru.usembassy.gov |
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