Country & territory dossier
Lesotho
Africa Sovereign state
Info
- Name
- Lesotho
- Continent
- Africa
- Country Codes
- LSLSO426
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Capital
- Maseru
- Official Languages
- English, Sesotho
- Currencies
- Lesotho loti (LSL · L)
- South African rand (ZAR · R)
- Area
- 30,355 km²
- Political Status
- Sovereign state
- Head of State
- Letsie Iii Of Lesotho - King Of Lesotho - Since
- Head of Government
- Sam Matekane - Prime Minister Of Lesotho - Since
- Form of Government
- Constitutional Monarchy
Treaties & organizations
43 recorded memberships
| Organization / agreement | Membership type |
|---|---|
| African Development Bank GroupAFDB | member |
| African UnionAU | member |
| African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of StatesACP | member |
| CommonwealthC | member |
| Community of DemocraciesCD | member |
| Food and Agriculture OrganizationFAO | member |
| Group of 77G-77 | member |
| Inter-Parliamentary UnionIPU | member |
| International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEA | member |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIBRD | member |
| International Civil Aviation OrganizationICAO | member |
| International Criminal CourtICCT | member |
| International Criminal Police OrganizationINTERPOL | member |
| International Development AssociationIDA | member |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesIFRCS | member |
| International Finance CorporationIFC | member |
| International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFAD | member |
| International Labor OrganizationILO | member |
| International Monetary FundIMF | member |
| International Olympic CommitteeIOC | member |
| International Organization for MigrationIOM | member |
| International Organization for StandardizationISO | correspondent |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementICRM | member |
| International Telecommunication UnionITU | member |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMIGA | member |
| Nonaligned MovementNAM | member |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPCW | member |
| Southern African Customs UnionSACU | member |
| Southern African Development CommunitySADC | member |
| United NationsUN | member |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTAD | member |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUNESCO | member |
| United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUNHCR | member |
| United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNIDO | member |
| United Nations–African Union Mission in DarfurUNAMID | member |
| Universal Postal UnionUPU | member |
| World Customs OrganizationWCO | member |
| World Federation of Trade UnionsWFTU | NGOs |
| World Health OrganizationWHO | member |
| World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO | member |
| World Meteorological OrganizationWMO | member |
| World Tourism OrganizationUNWTO | member |
| World Trade OrganizationWTO | member |