| 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: 1,106 km border countries (1): South Africa 1106 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 | highest point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m lowest point: junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m mean elevation: 2,161 m |
| Natural resources | water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone |
| Land use | agricultural land: 76.1% (2018 est.) arable land: 10.1% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 65.9% (2018 est.) forest: 1.5% (2018 est.) other: 22.4% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 30 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 3.022 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | periodic droughts |
| Geography - note | landlocked, an enclave of (completely surrounded by) South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 m above sea level |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
