Botswana
Flag
Adopted: 1966
The flag features a horizontal light blue stripe at top and bottom with a white-black-white horizontal band in the center.
Flag fun fact: The blue represents water, a precious resource in the Kalahari Desert, while the black and white stripes symbolize racial harmony and coexistence.
Colors
light bluewhiteblack
Design elements
stripes
Flag family: Pan-African
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Country context
Capital city: Gaborone
Southern Africa · Africa
Independent from British · 1966
British
Parliamentary republic
UNCommonwealthAfrican Union
Landlocked country
