Belarus

Belarus
Country in Europe
Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, is known for its Stalinist architecture, grand fortifications and primeval forests. In the modern capital, Minsk, the monumental KGB Headquarters loom over Independence Square, while the Museum of the Great Patriotic War commemorates the country’s role in WWII. The capital is also home to many churches, including the neo-Romanesque Church of Saints Simon and Helena.
Capital: Minsk
Currency: Belarusian ruble
President: Alexander Lukashenko
Population: 9.466 million (2013) World Bank
Prime minister: Andrei Kobyakov
Neighboring countries: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia,Second Polish Republic