Fun fact 2 about Belarus
country
The first known use of White Russia to refer to Belarus was in the late-16th century by Englishman Sir Jerome Horsey.
Belarus
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country
Belarus
Population
9.1M
Area
207,600 km²
Capital
Minsk
Continent
Europe
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.
From the “Etymology” section
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