Lesotho
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Introduction - Lesotho: | Location - Lesotho: | Location | Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa | | Geographic coordinates | 29 30 S, 28 30 E | | Map references | Africa | | Area | total: 30,355 sq km
land: 30,355 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than Maryland | | Land boundaries | total: 909 km
border countries: South Africa 909 km | | Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) | | Maritime claims | none (landlocked) | | Climate | temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers | | Terrain | mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m
highest point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m | | Natural resources | water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone | | Land use | arable land: 10.87%
permanent crops: 0.13%
other: 89% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 30 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | periodic droughts | | Environment current issues | population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea | | Geography note | landlocked, completely surrounded by South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 meters above sea level | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |