Flag of Botswana

🎨 What the flag means

Botswana's flag is light blue with a black stripe across the middle, edged in thin white lines. The blue stands for water and rain, which are very precious in this dry country. The black and white stripes stand for people of different races living together in harmony.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

2.5 million (2023)

🏙️ Capital

Gaborone246.3 thousand people (2022)

🗣️ Main language

EnglishAlso official: Tswana

✨ 3 fun facts

1. In the Okavango Delta, a river spreads out into the Kalahari Desert instead of reaching the sea.
2. In 2014 the Okavango Delta became the 1,000th place added to UNESCO's World Heritage list.
3. In Setswana, one person is a Motswana, the people are Batswana, and their language is Setswana.