Botswana is the African country that contains the Okavango Delta, the world’s largest inland delta.
The Okavango River flows from Angola into northern Botswana, where it spreads across a broad, seasonally flooded plain instead of reaching the sea. This unusual hydrological system creates channels, lagoons, islands, and floodplains in the Kalahari Basin.
Botswana is a landlocked country whose capital is Gaborone. The delta is a major wildlife destination and supports elephants, hippos, lions, wild dogs, and many bird species. A common mix-up is to place the Okavango in Namibia because the river begins in Angola and the wider basin reaches across national borders; the delta itself is in Botswana.