Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus covers an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq. mi), with a population of 9.4 million, and is the thirteenth- largest and the twentieth- most populous country in Europe. The country is administratively divided into seven regions, and is one of the world’s most urbanized with over 40% of its total land area forested.

Religion: Christianity is the main religion in Belarus, with Eastern Orthodoxy being the largest denomination. Moreover, other non- traditional and new religions have sprung up in the country after the end of the Soviet Union. In Belarus, Orthodox Christians, irreligious, Catholic Christians and members of other religions are 48.3%, 41.1%, 7.1% and 3.5% respectively.

Population: Belarus 2020 poulation is estimated at 9,449,323 people at mid year according to UN data. Belarus population is equivalent to 0.12% of the total world population. Belarus ranks number 96 in the list of countries by population.

Capital: Minsk city is the capital of Belarus. It is the poltical, economic, scientific and cultural centre of the country and the administrative centre of the Minsk region. Minsk is the most economically developed city in Belarus.

Major cities in Belarus: Belarus is divided into 6 regions named after the capital city of each of them. Minsk, Vitebsk, Grondo, Gomal, Mogilev and Brest Oblast.