Lesotho - Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name

Kingdom of Lesotho

Area in Km²

30,355

Population

2,171,318 population

Capital

Maseru

Religion

42% Protestant; 38% Catholic; 15% Animist; 5% Muslim

Government

Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Language

Official language

English, Southern Sotho

Languages spoken

Afrikaans, Zulu

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)

+2

Currency

Currency

Dollar, Lesotho loti

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances

High criminality risk

Border Issues

Airports customs

Drugs possession

Not allowed

Theft & Scams

High

Credit cards

Popular

Yes

Cards

American express, China union pay, Diners club, EuroCard, Mastercard, Visa

Tips

Leave a tip

Advised

Internet and telephony

Calling code

+266

Internet availability

Cities only

Electricity

V

220

Hz

50