Where is Belarus?
Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.
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Crazy but True
Belarus shares Europe's last remaining primeval forest with Poland. Białowieża has never been cleared or replanted, some of its oaks are over 500 years old, and it is home to the continent's largest land animal, the European bison, which was extinct in the wild a century ago.
Belarus facts
- Capital
- Minsk
- Population
- 9,085,991 (2025)
- Area
- 207,600 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Eastern Europe
- Currency
- Belarusian ruble (BYN)
- Languages
- Belarusian and Russian
- Coordinates
- 53°, 28°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- BY · BLR
How Belarus compares
- Belarus is the 85th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Guyana and larger than Kyrgyzstan.
- It is the 99th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Europe, it is the 13th largest of 39 countries by area.