Overview of Belarus
01/09/2019
Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
Officially name: The Republic of Belarus
Capital: Minsk
Largest city: Minsk
Official language: Belarusian, Russian
Government: Presidential republic
Area
Total 207,595 km2 (85th)
Water (%) negligible (2.830 km2)
Population
2018 estimate 9,491,800 (93th)
Density 45.8/km2 (142nd)
118.6/sq mi
Currency: Belarusian ruble (BYR)
Time zone
EET (UTC+2)
Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .by
Calling code: +375