Editing Geography of Lesotho (section)

==Location==
Lesotho is a country in Southern Africa, located at around 29°30' south latitude and 28°30' east longitude. It is the [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|141st largest country in the world]], with a total land area of {{convert|30355|km2|sqmi|0}}, of which a negligible percentage is covered with water.<ref name="factbook" /> Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa, making it one of only three countries in the world that are enclaved within another country; the other two are [[San Marino]] and [[Vatican City]], both located within [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite book| title=Transit Regime for Landlocked States : International Law and Development Perspectives| author=Kishor Uprety| publisher=The World Bank| year=2005| isbn=0-8213-6299-2| pages=5}}</ref> The total length of the South African border is {{convert|909|km|mi}}.<ref name="factbook">{{cite web| url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/lesotho/| title=CIA - The World Factbook - Lesotho| author=CIA| access-date=2008-04-15| archive-date=2021-07-02| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702003726/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/lesotho/| url-status=live}}</ref> Lesotho's status as an enclave also means that it is landlocked and largely dependent on South Africa. The nearest major shipping port is [[Durban]].<ref>Uprety 2005, p. 9</ref>