Countries of the World: Lesotho
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In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Lesotho.
Lesotho is a very small, land-locked country on the African continent with a population of around 2.3 million people in 2022 and is situated in the South of South Africa.
You pronounce Lesotho like this: LESS-OO-TOO.
Key information and contact details for Lesotho
Official Language: Southern Sotho, English.
Secondary Language(s): Zulu, Phuthi.
Lesotho dialling code: +266.
Lesotho currency: Lesotho Loti, South African Rand.
Lesotho Capital City: Maseru.
Lesotho International Airport: Moshoeshoe I International Airport, GHV5+RJ7, Mazenod, Lesotho. Phone Number: +266 2235 0777.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 123. Ambulance: 121. Fire: 122.
British Embassy: There is no British Embassy in Lesotho, the closest embassy relating to Lesotho is in Gauteng, South Africa, 350 miles / 563 KM away: British High Commission, Pretoria, British High Commission, 255 Hill Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0002, South Africa. Phone Number: +27 12 421 7500.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy, Maseru, 254 Kingsway Avenue, Maseru, Lesotho. Phone Number: +266 2231 2666.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lesotho.