Flag: Botswana 🇧🇼
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The flag of Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The flag features a light blue field with a black horizontal stripe in the center, edged with thin white stripes. The light blue represents water and rain, extremely precious in this largely arid country dominated by the Kalahari Desert.

The black and white stripes symbolize racial harmony and reference the stripes of the zebra, Botswana's national animal. Independent from Britain in 1966, Botswana has emerged as one of Africa's most successful democracies and is the world's largest producer of diamonds by value, transforming from one of the poorest African nations to an upper-middle-income country. Botswana is famous for its wildlife conservation, hosting the UNESCO Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park, home to the largest elephant population in Africa with over 130,000 elephants.