Belarus, the full name of the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country located in the Eastern European Plain. It is adjacent to Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. It has an area of about 200,000 square kilometers, a population of about 9.5 million, and its capital, Minsk. Belarus has a flat terrain and numerous lakes. It is also known as the "Country of Ten Thousand Lakes". Belarus has the same history and culture as Russia and Ukraine. It is also one of the most important repu