| Africa > Southern Africa > Lesotho | |
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| Official Name Kingdom of Lesotho | |
| Motto Peace, Rain, Prosperity | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Southern Africa | |
| Capital Maseru | |
| Currency Lesotho Loti (LSL) | |
| Independence Day 4 Oct 1966: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. | |
| Population 2,098,000 | |
| Nationality Mosotho | |
| Ethnic Group 99.7% Basotho, 0.3% other Africans | |
| Area 30,355 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries South Africa | |
| Time Zone SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -29.50, Longitude 28.50 | |
| Dialing Code +266 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code LS | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code LSO | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 426 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee LES | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .ls | |