Belarus

Country in Eastern Europe

Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe, with its capital in Minsk. About 9.1 million people live there (2025), making it the 99th most populous of the 195 countries. At 207,600 km², it is the 84th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine.

Belarus at a glance

Capital: Minsk
Population (2025): 9.1 million
Area: 207,600 km²
Density: 44 per km²
Official languages: Belarusian, Russian
Currency: Belarusian ruble
People: Belarusian
Calling code: +375
Internet domain: .by
Coast: Landlocked

Where is Belarus?

How Belarus compares

Population rank

99th of 195

19th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

84th of 195

13th of 45 in Europe

Crowding

44 per km²

More crowded than 27% of countries

Similar in size: Guyana (214,969 km²).
Similar population: Switzerland (9.1 million).
Belarus is the only place that uses the Belarusian ruble.
Belarusian is not an official language anywhere else.
Russian is also an official language in 7 other countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The flag of Belarus

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Its outline

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How players do with Belarus

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Belarus so far, from 787 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

75% right

151st hardest of 176 · 607 answers

Its flag

80% right

82nd hardest of 145 · 60 answers

Its capital

74% right

12th hardest of 58 · 120 answers

Players find Belarus on the map in 75% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Ukraine.
Players recognise the flag of Belarus in 80% of tries.
Players know that the capital of Belarus is Minsk in 74% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Longyearbyen, the capital of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

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Countries that border Belarus

Belarus borders 5 countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine.

Quick quiz: Belarus

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Belarus?
2. What is the capital of Belarus?
3. Which of these borders Belarus?

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Questions about Belarus

Is Belarus a country?

Yes. Belarus is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Belarus?

The capital of Belarus is Minsk.

Which countries border Belarus?

Belarus borders 5 countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine.

How many countries border Belarus?

5. Belarus shares a land border with 5 countries.

How big is Belarus?

Belarus covers 207,600 km², about the same size as Guyana (214,969 km²).

Is Belarus hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Belarus in 75% of 607 tries, 151st hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Ukraine.

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