Eastern Europe
Flag of Belarus
A landlocked heartland of forests, marshes, and ancient bison.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #c03030 58%
- #489048 29%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Belarus in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Belarus |
|---|---|
| Capital | Minsk |
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Population | 9,398,861 |
| Area | 207,600 km² · 45 people per km² |
| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYN) |
| Languages | Belarusian, Russian |
| Country codes | BY · BLR · .by |
| Coastline | Landlocked |
Things worth knowing
- Belarus shares the Białowieża Forest, one of the last and largest remnants of primeval lowland forest that once covered much of Europe.
- That forest is a stronghold of the European bison, the continent's heaviest land animal, brought back from the brink of extinction.
- Over 40 percent of Belarus is covered by forest, and the country has thousands of lakes and extensive wetlands.
Did you know
Belarus is one of the few European countries with no coastline and no mountains, sitting almost entirely on a gently rolling plain.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.