Basotho National Party
- Founded
- 1959
Lesotho
CountryPublic data · traceableLesotho is a sovereign state. Capital: Maseru. Form of government: constitutional monarchy. Legislature: Parliament of Lesotho. Official language(s): English, Sesotho. Population: about 2,233,339 (2017). Area: about 30,355 km².
- Official name
- Lesotho
- Administrative seat
- Maseru
- Population
- 2,233,339
- Area
- 30,355 km²
- Currency
- rand, loti
- Continent
- Africa
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Sovereign state
Lesotho is a sovereign state. Capital: Maseru. Form of government: constitutional monarchy. Legislature: Parliament of Lesotho. Official language(s): English, Sesotho. Population: about 2,233,339 (2017). Area: about 30,355 km².
- Administrative seat
- Maseru
- Population
- 2,233,339
- Area
- 30,355 km²
- Currency
- rand, loti
- Official language
- English · Sesotho
- Continent
- Africa
- Admin code
- LSO
Lesotho Congress for Democracy
Pan-Africanism
- Founded
- 1997
Letsie III of Lesotho
Head of state · King of Lesotho
- As of
- 2026-10-10
- Term
- Since 15 Jan 1996