COUNTRY & TERRITORY REFERENCE

Lesotho country codes

LesothoAfrica

Flag shown for Lesotho
ISO alpha-2
LS
2 letters
ISO alpha-3
LSO
3 letters
ISO numeric
426
3 digits
Calling prefix
+266
Telephone reference

Lesotho at a glance

The ISO country identifiers for Lesotho are LS, LSO, and 426. Select the format your form or system requests.

Namename
Lesotho
Native name in sourcenative_name
Lesotho
Capital / administrative centrecapital
Maseru
Continentcontinent
Africa (AF)
Regionregion
Africa
Sub-regionsub_region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Calling prefixes, currency & internet domain

International calling prefixdial_code
+266
Currency referencecurrency_code
LSLLesotho LotiZARSouth African Rand
Country-code domaintld
.ls

A listed telephone prefix may combine a shared country calling code with an area code. It is not a complete phone number.

Languages & native names

Languages listed for Lesotho in the reference source, with native language names where available. This is not an exhaustive list of the languages spoken or a statement of their legal status.

EnglishEnglishen-LS
Southern SothoSesothost
ZuluisiZuluzu
XhosaisiXhosaxh

The small codes are source language tags. A tag such as en-US includes a language and a regional variant; it is different from an ISO country code on its own.

Lesotho time zones

1 identifier is listed for LS in IANA zone.tab, release 2026d. Time-zone identifiers describe clock-rule locations, not fixed UTC offsets.

  • Africa/Maseru

UTC offsets and daylight-saving rules depend on the date and location. Use the time-zone converter to compare local times for a chosen date.

ISO, sporting & legacy identifiers

These code systems serve different purposes. Similar-looking codes can refer to different places or organisations.

ISO alpha-2iso_alpha_2
LS
ISO alpha-3iso_alpha_3
LSO
ISO numericiso_numeric
426
FIFA referencefifa
LES
IOC referenceioc
LES
Legacy FIPS-style referencefips
LT

FIFA and IOC values are source references, not confirmation of current membership or event participation. FIPS 10-4 was withdrawn in 2008; legacy FIPS-style values are for interpreting older datasets and must not replace current ISO codes.

Sources & reference notes

The base record is from ListBase.org v2026.08. English and native country names use Annexare Countries, language names use Annexare and runtime display-name data, time zones use IANA 2026d, and the locally hosted flag is from flag-icons.