Belarus

About Belarus

Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Belarus. In Arabic, the name is written بيلاروسيا, and the capital مينسك. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Belarus is Minsk. Minsk lies at about 54° north and 28° east. Belarus has 2 official languages: Belarusian and Russian. Its currency is the Belarusian Ruble, with the symbol ⁨Br⁩ and the international code BYN.

Belarus covers about 207,600 square kilometres, which puts it 84th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It is landlocked, with no coastline, and has 5 neighbours: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Russia. Other countries in Eastern Europe include Moldova. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Belarus with the other countries of the same region.