Lesotho
30,020 km² · 137th largest of 193
Land borders
None. Lesotho shares no land border with any country.
Nearest countries
Size
About 30,020 km², which is roughly the size of Armenia.
Facts that mention Lesotho
How many countries in the world are entirely surrounded by just one other country?
Three
Lesotho sits inside South Africa, and San Marino and the Vatican both sit inside Italy. Every other landlocked country touches at least two neighbours.
How many countries are entirely surrounded by a single other country?
Three
Lesotho sits inside South Africa; San Marino and the Vatican both sit inside Italy. There are no others.
What is unusual about Lesotho's elevation?
Its entire territory is above 1,000 m
Lesotho has the highest low point of any country, at about 1,400 m. Nowhere in the country drops below that, which is why it is called the Kingdom in the Sky.