Belarus
Belarus
Capital Minsk
207,600 km² · 9,085,991 people (2025) · Belarusian ruble
Flat and wet: around a fifth of the country is marsh or peatland, and the Pripyat marshes are the largest wetland in Europe. Belovezhskaya Pushcha on the Polish border is the last large remnant of the primeval lowland forest that once covered the European plain, and holds free-ranging European bison.
The facts
- Capital
- Minsk
- Area
- 207,600 km² — 80,155 sq mi
- Population
- 9,085,991 (2025)
- Density
- 43.8 people per km²
- Currency
- Belarusian ruble (BYN, Br)
- Official languages
- Belarusian, Russian
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +375
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- BY · BLR
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 85 of 200
- By population
- 100 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Laos | 236,800 | 7,873,046 |
| Guyana | 214,969 | 835,986 |
| Belarus ← | 207,600 | 9,085,991 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 199,951 | 7,343,064 |
| Senegal | 196,722 | 18,931,966 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Belarus?
- Minsk
- What currency does Belarus use?
- The Belarusian ruble (BYN).
- How big is Belarus?
- 207,600 km², or 80,155 square miles — 85 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Belarus drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)