The state occupied an area of 18,254 km2 (7,048 sq mi) in the extreme southeast of the Balochistan region, with an extensive coastline on the Arabian Sea to the south.

The State of Las Bela was founded in 1742 by Jam Ali Khan I, who was from Rajput Jamote clan.

The statement of Ghulam Qadir Khan, the last Jam of Las Bela on signing the accession was: We hold historical ties with Sindh and share strongest cultural bond with the Province.

The main ethnic group in Las Bela state was Sindhi (Lasi, Khoja, Med, Gurjar and Hindu).

The sea breezes though make the weather less extreme than inland Balochistan, where temperatures can reach 50 °C (122 °F) in the summer.