Southern Africa

Botswana

A light blue field crossed horizontally through the center by a black stripe with thin white fimbriations. It was adopted at independence in 1966.

Adopted

1966

Proportion

2:3

Colours

Colours & their meaning

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Light blue

Rain and water, reflected in the national motto Pula ('Rain').

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Black

The people of Botswana and racial harmony.

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White

Peace and racial harmony, paired with black in the central stripes.

Did you know?

Botswana’s flag is unusual in Africa for not using the common Pan-African red, yellow and green palette.