Sunday, September 23, 2007

Flag of Botswana

The national flag of Botswana was adopted on September 30, 1966.

Flag Ratio: 5:8
The flag is light blue with a black horizontal band across the centre, with white fimbriation. The stripes are in a ratio of 9:1:4:1:9. The blue colour stands for water, specifically rain. The white and black bands stand for racial harmony, and also refer to the zebras that support the nation's coat of arms