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This is a list of flags used in Botswana.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description	Ref.
	1966–present	National flag and ensign	A light blue field with a black central horizontal band with white fimbriation.	^[1]

Flag	Date	Use	Description	Ref.
	1966–present	Presidential standard	A light blue field with a white black-bordered circle in the centre, bearing the coat of arms of Botswana.	^[2]^{[additional citation(s) needed]}

Flag	Date	Use	Description	Ref.
	1977–present	Flag of the Botswana Defence Force		^[3]
	?–present	Air force ensign	A green field with a red central stripe fimbriated in white.	^[2]

Flag	Date	Party	Description	Ref.
	1962–present	Botswana Democratic Party	A horizontal tricolour of white, red, and black.	^[4]
	1960–present	Botswana People's Party	A horizontal tricolour of black, yellow, and green with a black star in the central band.	^[5]

Flag	Date	Use	Description	Ref.
	1885–1966	Flag of the Bechuanaland Protectorate	The British Union Jack was used as the official flag of the protectorate.	^{[citation needed]}

↑ "Flag of Botswana". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
1 2 "Botswana National Flag: History & Facts". Flagmakers. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
↑ "Botswana Defence Force (BDF)". Government of Botswana. Retrieved 2026-02-04.^{[dead link]}
↑ Smith, Whitney (1975). Flags Through the Ages and Across the World. McGraw-Hill. pp. 340–341.
↑ "Botswana - Political Parties". Flags of the World. Retrieved 2026-02-04.