Botswana — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Botswana: capital Gaborone, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Botswana is in Africa. Its capital is Gaborone.

Climate

Semiarid; warm winters and hot summers with limited rainfall

Predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in the southwest

Botswana has the world's largest elephant population, over 130,000.

Botswana transformed from one of the poorest countries to an upper-middle-income nation thanks to diamond revenues.

The Okavango Delta is the world's largest inland delta and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

1885: Bechuanaland becomes a British protectorate

1966: Independence from Britain under President Seretse Khama

1967: Discovery of major diamond deposits transforms the economy

1999: Festus Mogae becomes president, continues economic reforms

2024: Duma Boko elected as new president