Flag of Lesotho

🎨 What the flag means

Lesotho's flag has blue, white and green stripes, with a black mokorotlo, a traditional Basotho hat, in the middle. Blue stands for the sky and rain, white for peace, and green for prosperity. The flag was designed to show a country at peace inside and with its neighbour.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

2.2 million (2017)

🏙️ Capital

Maseru343.5 thousand people (2016)

🗣️ Main language

Southern SothoAlso official: English

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa, one of only three countries surrounded by a single other country.
2. Lesotho's lowest point is about 1,400 metres high, the highest lowest point of any country in the world.
3. The mountains are so high that the tallest peaks can get snow at any time of year.