Flag of Botswana

Republic of Botswana

Use	National flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	30 September 1966; 57 years ago (1966-09-30)
Design	A light blue field cut horizontally in the centre by a black stripe with a thin white frame.
Presidential Standard of Botswana
Proportion	2:3
Design	A light blue field charged with a black-rimmed white circle containing the coat of arms of Botswana in the centre.

The national flag of Botswana (Setswana: folaga ya Botswana) consists of a sky blue field cut horizontally in the centre by a black stripe with a thin white frame. Adopted in 1966 to replace the Union Jack, it has been the flag of the Republic of Botswana since the country gained independence that year.^[1] It is one of the few African flags that utilises neither the colours of the Pan-Africanist movement nor the colours of the country's leading political party.^[2]