Lesotho
29 30 S, 28 30 E
lowest point: junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m
highest point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m
total: 909 km
border countries: South Africa 909 km
periodic droughts
water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone
arable land: 10.87%
permanent crops: 0.13%
other: 89% (2005)
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
time difference: UTC+2
