Facts
Population: 9,442,862
President: Alexander Lukashenko
Capital: Minsk
Area: 207,600km2 (80,200 sq mi)
Independence: August 25, 1991
Did you know...
...that around 40% of Belarus is covered by forest?
...that during the 17th century Belarus was called White Russia?
...that The largest and oldest forest of Europe with the largest animal in Europe is in Belarus?