Everything you need to identify Botswana in GeoGuessr β from the writing system and road signs to bollard colours, utility poles, and the landscape itself.
These are the fastest visual identifiers β things you should look for in the first few seconds of a round.
Left-hand traffic; flat Kalahari Desert and savanna landscape
English-language signs but very sparse β long empty roads
Elephant, lion, and wildlife crossing warning signs on main roads
Red sand and acacia trees of the Kalahari are the main landscape clue
Relatively well-maintained roads by African standards β diamond wealth
These details help narrow down a location once you've spotted the country β or confirm your guess when you're unsure.
White with black text; blue for some national routes; English language
White lines; often faded on rural roads
Yellow and black
Red and white; sparse on rural roads
Wooden; very sparse in rural areas
Latin (English and Setswana)
Botswana drives on the left side of the road. In-game, the Google camera car is on the left side β so oncoming traffic comes from the right. The steering wheel is on the right side of the car (visible in reflections). This immediately rules out most of continental Europe, the Americas, and most of Asia.
Botswana transformed from one of Africa's poorest countries at independence in 1966 to a middle-income nation through diamond wealth and good governance. It has the world's largest elephant population and the Okavango Delta β the world's largest inland delta β as a UNESCO site.
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