Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods. The massive Central Kalahari Game Reserve, with its fossilized river valleys and undulating grasslands, is home to numerous animals including giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas and wild dogs.

 

Botswana has the largest elephant population on the continent. Travellers say the best place to see them is at Chobe National Park. The park is known for their large herds of elephants. Despite this, the national animal is not the elephant, but it is instead the zebra, which is prominently portrayed on our Coat of Arms.

[Coat of Arms]

 

Botswana is approximately the size of France, but has only 2 million people living in the country, compared to France’s 66.9 million. I think it's best our population stays as small as it is. A greater population would demand an increase in living ground, which in turn would lead to more destruction to our beautiful land and the animals that live there.

 

Personally, I think what the best Botswana has to offer is it's wildlife and the scenic landscapes these majestic creatures live in. We also have very welcoming people who are often willing to help as best as they can. 

The light blue represents water—specifically, in its form of rain, as it is a precious resource in Botswana, which relies on agriculture and suffers from frequent droughts  due to the dry and arid climate of the Kalahari Desert.

 

The black band with the white frame has two meanings. Firstly, they symbolise the harmony and cooperation between the people of different races who live in Botswana, as well as the racial diversity of the country. Furthermore, they represent the stripes of the zebra, the national animal of Botswana.

Botswana also has quite a strong currency due to its mining industry and beef exports. Currently, the Pula(which means rain) is five times stronger than the Russian Ruble.