Lesotho
Africa · Capital: Maseru · Population: 1,970,781
Country profile
Key facts
- Capital
- Maseru
- Population
- 1,970,781
- Area
- 30,350
- Government
- modified constitutional monarchy
- Population growth
- 1.9%
- Infant mortality
- 81.6
Overview
Open on world map →- Country code
- LS
- Capital province
- Lesotho
- Independence
- —
- GDP
- 2,800
- Agriculture
- 10.4
- Industry
- 40.8
- Services
- 48.8
- Inflation
- 9.5
Economic and demographic values are reproduced from the legacy WorldMaps dataset.
Provinces & states
All in Lesotho →| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | Maseru | 1,970,781 | 30,350 |
Cities
All cities →| City | Province | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maseru | Lesotho | 75,000 | -29.20, 27.30 |
Religions
Ethnic groups
Memberships
- African Development Bank regional member
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries member
- Commonwealth member
- Customs Cooperation Council member
- Economic Commission for Africa member
- Food and Agriculture Organization member
- Group of 77 member
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- International Civil Aviation Organization member
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions member
- International Criminal Police Organization member
- International Development Association Part II
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member
- International Finance Corporation member
- International Fund for Agricultural Development Category III
- International Labor Organization member
- International Monetary Fund member
- International Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Society
- International Telecommunication Union member
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization nonsignatory user
- Nonaligned Movement member
- Organization of African Unity member
- Southern African Customs Union member
- Southern African Development Community member
- United Nations member
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization member
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization member
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees member
- Universal Postal Union member
- World Confederation of Labor member
- World Federation of Trade Unions member
- World Health Organization member
- World Intellectual Property Organization member
- World Meteorological Organization member
- World Tourism Organization member
- World Trade Organization member