{
  "url": "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ls",
  "iso": "LS",
  "slug": "ls",
  "name": "Lesotho",
  "callingCode": 266,
  "exitCode": "00",
  "preferredExitCode": "",
  "trunkPrefix": "",
  "mobilePortable": false,
  "mobileStarts": [
    "5",
    "6"
  ],
  "lineTypes": [
    {
      "type": "mobile",
      "label": "Mobile",
      "regex": "[56]\\d{7}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "5012 3456",
      "exampleInternational": "+266 5012 3456",
      "exampleE164": "+26650123456"
    },
    {
      "type": "fixedLine",
      "label": "Fixed line",
      "regex": "2\\d{7}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "2212 3456",
      "exampleInternational": "+266 2212 3456",
      "exampleE164": "+26622123456"
    },
    {
      "type": "tollFree",
      "label": "Toll-free",
      "regex": "800[1256]\\d{4}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "8002 1234",
      "exampleInternational": "+266 8002 1234",
      "exampleE164": "+26680021234"
    }
  ],
  "formats": {
    "e164": "+26650123456",
    "international": "+266 5012 3456",
    "national": "5012 3456",
    "rfc3966": "tel:+266-5012-3456"
  },
  "carriers": [
    {
      "name": "Econet Ezi-Cel Lesotho",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 1,
      "ranges": [
        "6"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 1,
      "ranges": [
        "5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sandbox": {
    "input": "+26650123456",
    "valid": true,
    "type": "Mobile",
    "carrier": "Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd",
    "region": "LS",
    "formats": {
      "e164": "+26650123456",
      "international": "+266 5012 3456",
      "national": "5012 3456",
      "rfc3966": "tel:+266-5012-3456"
    },
    "parts": {
      "countryCode": "+266",
      "destinationCode": "5012",
      "destinationKind": "network code",
      "subscriber": "3456"
    }
  },
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How many digits does a phone number in Lesotho have?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers have 8 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 8 national digits. That is the national number, without the country code +266."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the country code for Lesotho?",
      "answer": "+266. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 266, then the national number. From inside Lesotho, the exit code for international calls is 00."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Lesotho?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers start with 5 or 6 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 5012 3456). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can a mobile number in Lesotho be ported to another carrier?",
      "answer": "Not on record. The plan data this page is built from does not list mobile number portability for Lesotho, so the carrier a prefix was allocated to is likely, not certainly, the carrier serving the number. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) confirms it."
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "dataAsOf": "2026-10-25",
    "dataPoints": 15,
    "references": [
      {
        "authority": "ITU",
        "title": "National numbering plan: Lesotho",
        "url": "https://www.itu.int/oth/T0202000078/en"
      }
    ]
  },
  "neighbours": [
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/bw.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mw.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/na.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/sz.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/km.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/zw.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/re.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/yt.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mg.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/zm.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mz.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/bi.json"
  ]
}