Africa · Landlocked
Botswana
Botswana is a landlocked country in Africa with 3 land neighbours — joint 7th-most in Africa. Its capital is Gaborone.
Capital
Gaborone
Land borders
3joint 7th-most in Africa
Free · Plays in the browser · No app to install
Landlocked
Botswana
Gaborone
Capital
2.6 million
Population
582,000 km²
Area
3
Land borders
Botswana pula (BWP)
Currency
Countries that border Botswana
3 land neighbours: Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
3 neighbours to keep in the right order.
Its 3 land borders are joint 7th-most in Africa — level with Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Somalia and Togo. Of the 3 possible pairings among them, 2 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. South Africa is the most connected of them, with 6 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Botswana, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
3
land borders — joint 7th-most in Africa
2
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
6
borders on South Africa, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Gaborone
Capital Rush deals Botswana and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Botswana is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- BW
- Currency
- Botswana pula (BWP)
- Official languages
- English and Tswana
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Botswana, asked and answered
What countries border Botswana?
Botswana has 3 land neighbours: Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
What is the capital of Botswana?
Gaborone. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Botswana comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Botswana in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Where can I practise finding Botswana on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Botswana is in the pool, along with all 3 of its neighbours.
Can you find Botswana on a blank map?
Its 3 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.