Lesotho
Lesotho is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of approximately ~2.3 million. Its capital is Maseru. This is the complete reference for identifying Lesotho in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Capital | Maseru |
| Population | ~2.3 million |
| ISO codes | LS / LSO |
| Coordinates | -29.52°, 27.72° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Lesotho appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Lesotho is identified through the clue sequence: sub-saharan africa first, then population range (~2.3 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Maseru), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Lesotho is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Reading Lesotho in MapDash context
Lesotho is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Lesotho is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Lesotho?
The capital of Lesotho is Maseru.
What continent is Lesotho in?
Lesotho is in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the population of Lesotho?
Lesotho has a population of approximately ~2.3 million.
What countries border Lesotho?
Lesotho has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.