Belarus
Republic of Belarus · Eastern Europe
Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe, with Minsk as its capital, home to about 9,085,991 people. Belarus shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Minsk |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Europe |
| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYN Br) |
| Calling code | +375 |
| ISO codes | BY / BLR / 112 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇧🇾 |
| Population | 9,085,991 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 207,600 km² |
| Languages | Belarusian, Russian |
| Internet domain | .by |
| Demonym | Belarusian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Belarus mean?
Belarus flies an unequal red over green bicolour with a red-on-white ornamental pattern down the hoist. No official interpretation of the colours exists; the explanation usually quoted comes from President Alexander Lukashenko, who has described the red as freedom and the sacrifice of the nation's forefathers and the green as life. The design is a modification of the 1951 flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic: the hammer, sickle and red star were removed and the hoist ornament was reversed from white-on-red to red-on-white. It was approved in a referendum in May 1995 and adjusted again in 2012.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Belarus
About Belarus
Belarus, officially Republic of Belarus, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Minsk. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Belarusian ruble (Br), using the code BYN.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Belarus for Minsk’s own facts and history.
To call Belarus from abroad, dial the country code +375. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes BY (alpha-2) and BLR (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 9,085,991.
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How Belarus compares
- Area: 207,600 km², ranking 84 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 9,085,991, ranking 99 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 44 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Belarus
6 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.