Facts

Location: Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa

Area (only Total) total: 30,355 sq km

Climate: temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers

Terrain: mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains

Population: 2,128,180

Main Language (only first): Sesotho

Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Capital (Name): Maseru

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+2

Independence: 4 October 1966 (from UK)

National holiday: Independence Day, 4 October (1966)