When people talk generally of tea in Western culture, theyâre often referring to black tea. Sun tea, sweet tea, iced tea, afternoon teaâ¦these well-known categories of tea are typically made using black tea. Even the popular English Breakfast and Earl Grey blends are made from black tea leaves. This is in contrast to Eastern cultureâin [â¦]
Botswana Flag: The Botswana flag was officially adopted on September 30, 1966. The colors on the flag correspond to those on the national coat of arms. The blue represents water, the white-black-white bands depict the racial harmony of the people as well as the pluralist nature of the society. They are inspired by the coat of the zebra, the national animal. Larger Botswana flag Botswana Coat of Arms: Botswana's coat of arms was adopted on January 25, 1966, and contains a shield supported by two zebras. The zebras hold onto a tusk of ivory (symbolic of the former ivory trade) and an ear of sorghum (an important crop to the nation.
Identification. Formerly Bechuanaland Protectorate under the British, Botswana became independent in 1966. Bot swana means place of Tswana in the dominant national language (Set swana), and the citizenry are called Bat swana, or Tswana people.The term Batswana, however, bears a double meaning.In government rhetoric, it refers to all citizens of Botswana.wo-thirds of the country is comprised of the Kalahari Desert, which is covered with grasses and scrub but has scarce surface water. Mean annual rainfall ranges from under 10 inches (250 millimeters) per annum in the southwest to over 25 inches (635 millimeters) in the northeast.