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Lesotho Geography 1996

Location:

Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

30,350 sq km

land area:

30,350 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than Maryland

Land boundaries:

total 909 km, South Africa 909 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none; landlocked

International disputes:

none

Climate:

temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers

Terrain:

mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains

Natural resources:

diamonds

minerals

Land use:

arable land:

10%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

66%

forest and woodland:

other:

24%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project will control, store, and redirect water to South Africa

natural hazards:

periodic droughts

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping

Note:

landlocked; surrounded by South Africa

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