Belarus
Weißrussland
Belarus is in Europe. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
Borders: Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
- Capital
- Minsk
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Osteuropa
- Area
- 207,600 km²
- Population
- 9,085,991
- Languages
- Belarusian, Russian
Did you know?
- Nature
In Białowieża Forest lives the European bison, Europe’s heaviest land animal — here the species survived extinction in the wild.
- History
Also in Białowieża Forest in 1991, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus signed the agreement that ended the Soviet Union.
- History
Belarus is the last country in Europe that still carries out the death penalty.
- Nature
About 40 percent of the country is covered by forest.