Flag of Botswana
What the flag means
- Light blue — water and rain ('Pula'), precious in the Kalahari
- Black-white-black band — racial harmony and the zebra
Design set by: Botswana Emblems Act (Cap. 03:04), Act 25 of 1966 · Adopted 1966
Highlights
- 🐘 Okavango Delta wildlife haven
- 🦁 Chobe's elephant herds
- 🏜️ The mystic Kalahari Desert
- 💎 Rich diamond resources
- 🌅 Vast, peaceful wilderness
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Southern Africa
- Population
- 2,562,122 people (2025)
- Area
- 582,000 km²
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Languages
- Tswana, English
- Currency
- Botswana pula (BWP)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Botswana Emblems Act (Cap. 03:04), Act 25 of 1966
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States