Lesotho, popularly known as 'the Mountain Kingdom' is landlocked by
the Republic of South Africa. The country covers about 35,000
square kilometers and it is divided into ten administrative
districts. There are four ecological zones namely the lowlands,
foothills, highlands and the Senqu river valley. The country has a
unique feature of occupying an elevation of between 1 450 meters
and 3 483 metres. Lesotho's primary natural resource is
water.
The population is approximately 2.2 million (2003). It is an
independent country in Southern Africa. Its economy is based on
subsistence agriculture, remittances from migrant miners employed
in South Africa, and a rapidly growing textile industry, that
employs mostly women. Lesotho has a marked inequality in income
distribution and serious unemployment problems.
The Lesotho Highlands Water project has played an outstanding role,
among others:
Lesotho, popularly known as 'the Mountain Kingdom' is landlocked by
the Republic of South Africa. The country covers about 35,000
square kilometers and it is divided into ten administrative
districts. There are four ecological zones namely the lowlands,
foothills, highlands and the Senqu river valley. The country has a
unique feature of occupying an elevation of between 1 450 meters
and 3 483 metres. Lesotho's primary natural resource is
water.