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| System of government | constitutional monarchy based on parlamentarism |
| Country code | LS, LSO |
| Flag | ![]() |
| Capital city | Maseru |
| Currency | Lesotho loti (LSL) |
| Predominant religion | Catholic Christianity |
| Former colonizer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) |
| Membership | UN WTO MMF African Union |
| Population | 2 240 000 people (139. place in the world) |
| Area | 30 355 km2 (138. place in the world) |
| Density | 74 people per km2 (107. place in the world) |
| GDP per capita | 2 932 USD per capita (155. place in the world) |
| Peacefulness | GPI Global Peace Index 2,167 (101. place in the world) |
| Corruption | CPI Corruption Perceptions Index 40 (87. place in the world) |
| Human development | HDI Human Development Index 0,520 (158. place in the world) |
| Economy freedom | EFI Economy Freedom Index 53,1 (138. place in the world) |
| Life expectancy | 54,6 years (185. place in the world) |
| Income iequality | Gini coefficient 54,2 (157. place in the world) |
| CO2 emissions | 0,754 Mt CO2/year (163. place in the world) |
| CO2 emissions per km2 | 25 t CO2/km2/year (145. place in the world) |
| CO2 emissions per capita | 0,3 t CO2/per capita/year (161. place in the world) |
