Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho Naha ea Lesotho (Sotho) | |
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| Motto: "Khotso, Pula, Nala" "Peace, Rain, Prosperity" | |
| Anthem: Lesōthō Fatše La Bo-Ntat'a Rōna (English: "Lesotho, land of our Fathers") | |
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| Capital and largest city | Maseru 29°28′S 27°56′E / 29.467°S 27.933°E |
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Letsie III |
| Moeketsi Majoro | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| Independence from United Kingdom | |
• Declared | 4 October 1966 |
| Area | |
• Total | 30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi) (137th) |
• Water (%) | 0.0032% |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 2,108,328[2][3] (144th) |
• 2004 census | 2,142,249 |
• Density | 68.1/km2 (176.4/sq mi) (138th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $5.762 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $2,761[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $2.478 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $1,187[4] |
| Gini (2017) |  44.9[5]medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.527[6]low · 165th |
| Currency | Lesotho Loti (LSL) South African rand (ZAR) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
| Date format | yyyy-mm-dd dd/mm/yyyy[a] |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +266 |
| ISO 3166 code | LS |
| Internet TLD | .ls |
Lesotho
Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country enclaved by South Africa. It is a mountainous country situated in the Maloti Mountains, and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. Lesotho has an area of just over 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) and has a population of about 2 million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. The official languages are Sesotho and English.