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    Lesotho

    Lesotho at a glance

    Capital city

    Maseru

    Population

    2.3 million

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    Cost of living (monthly, one person)

    $650/month (Current 2025 Web Knowledge, 2025)

    Freedom score

    Partly Free, score 66/100 (Freedom House, 2024)

    Safety (Global Peace Index)

    2.19/5 — rank 103/163 (IEP, 2024)

    Language

    English, Sotho

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    People & culture

    Basotho riders wrap thick wool blankets tight against the biting mountain wind, their silhouettes cutting across ridges where the air feels thin and sharp. Morning begins with the smell of woodsmoke and the rhythmic thump of a wooden stick stirring a pot of pap.