{{Country|name = Belarus|image = [[fileImage:Vitryssland.png|450px350px]]|imagetext = |symbol = [[File:Coat of arms of Belarus.png|thumb60px]]|rightsymboltext = Coat of arms.|continent = [[Europe]]|numberofzones = 4|maxpph = 4}}
'''Belarus''' (Belarusian: Беларусь], officially the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Рэспубліка Беларусь], formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia (Russian: Белоруссия), is a landlocked country in Eastern [[Europe]]. It is bordered by [[Russia]] to the northeast, [[Ukraine]] to the south, [[Poland]] to the west, and [[Lithuania]] and [[Latvia]] to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsk Minsk]. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. Its major economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing.