Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho
Lesotho · Africa
Capital
Maseru
Population
0
Currency
L LSL
Calling Code
+266
Languages
Geography
Region
Southern Africa
Subregion
Southern Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
30,355 km²
Landlocked
Yes
TLD
.ls
Borders
Airports (17)
and 8 more airports...
Show All AirportsCountry Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
LS
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
LSO
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
426
BCP 47
en-LS
IOC
LES
FIFA
LES
Currency Format
Name
Lesotho Loti
Native Name
Lesotho loti
Code
LSL
Symbol
L
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
LSL 123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, MMMM d, y
Long
MMMM d, y
Medium
MMM d, y
Short
M/d/yy
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Long
h:mm:ss a z
Medium
h:mm:ss a
Short
h:mm a
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+02:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
Raw JSON Data
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