gas guzzling, global warming producing autos. It is also home to over 2.1 million people. Population Growth Rate: 1.8% Main Industries: Food processing and textiles Principle Resources: Diamonds Arable Land 10% (86% of the workers are engaged in subsistance farming.) Major Religions: 80% Christian, 20% Indigenous beliefs Major Ethnic Groups: Sotho 97% Languages: English and Sosotho |
Note the failure to say who built it, or if they did an environmental impact study. ------------------------------------------------------  Lesotho's Katse Dam which forms part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. South Africa has approved the second phase of a multi-billion dollar water project in landlocked Lesotho to ensure a secure future water supply in its industrial hub, the water minister said Thursday. (AFP/File/Walter Dhladhla) 12/4/08 |