Passport card
Republic of Belarus
Belarus
- Capital
- Minsk
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Belarusian rouble
- Languages
- Belarusian and Russian
- People
- About 91 lakh
- Size
- About 2.1 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Alexander Lukashenko
- Declared independence
- 25 August 1991
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Minsk
⭐ Belarusians love potatoes so much that they call them bulba.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Belarus
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Belarus
Turn the globe with your finger. Belarus has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Belarus and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 16 times the size of Belarus.
- PeopleIndia has about 160 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 91 lakh in Belarus.
- DistanceMinsk is about 4,900 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBelarus is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Minsk.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Belarus, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Belarus
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Belarus's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Belarus back on the map
Belarus and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Belarus worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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