Botswana

Country in Southern Africa

Botswana is a country in Southern Africa, with its capital in Gaborone. About 2.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 141st most populous of the 195 countries. At 582,000 km², it is the 46th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Botswana at a glance

Capital: Gaborone
Population (2025): 2.6 million
Area: 582,000 km²
Density: 4 per km²
Official languages: English, Tswana
Currency: Botswana pula
People: Motswana
Calling code: +267
Internet domain: .bw
Coast: Landlocked

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How Botswana compares

Population rank

141st of 195

44th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

46th of 195

22nd of 54 in Africa

Crowding

4 per km²

More crowded than 4% of countries

Similar in size: Kenya (580,367 km²).
Similar population: Gabon (2.6 million).
The Botswana pula is also used in 1 other place: Zimbabwe.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cameroon and 52 more.
Tswana is also an official language in 3 other countries: Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

The flag of Botswana

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How players do with Botswana

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Botswana so far, from 96 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

33% right

13th hardest of 176 · 96 answers

Players find Botswana on the map in 33% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Zimbabwe.

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Countries that border Botswana

Botswana borders 4 countries: Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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1. Which is the flag of Botswana?
2. What is the capital of Botswana?
3. Which of these borders Botswana?

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Questions about Botswana

Is Botswana a country?

Yes. Botswana is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Botswana?

The capital of Botswana is Gaborone.

Which countries border Botswana?

Botswana borders 4 countries: Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

How many countries border Botswana?

4. Botswana shares a land border with 4 countries.

How big is Botswana?

Botswana covers 582,000 km², about the same size as Kenya (580,367 km²).

Is Botswana hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Botswana in 33% of 96 tries, 13th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Zimbabwe.

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