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Geography Of LesothoLocation: Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa Geographic coordinates: Map references: Africa Area:
total: 30,355 km
land: 30,355 km
water: 0 km Area - comparative: one and a half times the size of Wales 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 (the highest lowest-point of any country in the world)
highest point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m Natural resources: water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals Land use:
arable land: 10.71%
permanent crops: 0%
Other: 89.29% (1998 est.) Irrigated land: 10 km (1998 est.) 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, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping Geography - note: landlocked; surrounded by South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 meters above sea level; only country in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 meters. Lesotho is one of only three states surrounded entirely by another; the other two are San Marino and the Vatican, in Italy. - See also : Lesotho
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