#350 Belarus
Thank you, Lena!
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#312 Belarus
Tanya sent me a card with winged rider, a symbol of courage of medieval Belarusian troops. It was often represented in the emblem of the state in the Middle Ages. Thank you Tanya!
#285 Belarus
Minsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus. As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk raion (district). It has a population of 1,836,808 inhabitants (2009). ( source ) Thank you Alex!
RR #77 Belarus
Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. Its capital is Minsk. Over forty percent of its 207,600 sq. km is forested, and its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing. The parliament of the republic declared the sovereignty of Belarus on 27 July 1990, and during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Belarus declared independence on 25 August 1991. Alexander Lukashenko has been the country's president since 1994. ( source ) Thank you Marta!
