Botswana
Elephants, diamonds and a delta in the desert
Passport card
Republic of Botswana
Botswana
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Pula
- Languages
- English and Setswana
- People
- About 24 lakh
- Size
- About 5.8 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Duma Boko
- Free since
- 30 September 1966
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Gaborone
⭐ Botswana's money, the pula, means rain, which is very precious there!
Your Botswana stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Botswana
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Botswana
Turn the globe with your finger. Botswana has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Botswana and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 6 times the size of Botswana.
- PeopleIndia has about 610 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 24 lakh in Botswana.
- DistanceGaborone is about 8,100 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBotswana is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Gaborone.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Botswana, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Botswana
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Botswana's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Botswana back on the map
Botswana and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Botswana worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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