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Belarus
- Location
Location Description
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
- Continent
- Europe
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country features a vertical band, with a white and red ornamental pattern, spanning about one-fifth the width of the field on the hoist side. Adjoining the vertical band are two horizontal bands of red and green, with the red band twice the height of the green band.
- Capital
- Minsk
- Languages
- Belarusian, Russian
- Currency
- (ruble)
- Size
- 80,155 sq mi (207,600 sq km) — 87th largest
- Total Population
- 9,109,280 people — 99th largest
- Population Density
- 114 people per sq mi (43.9 people per sq km) — 174th largest