Belarus

Key facts

Land borders (5)

• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Poland
• Russia
• Ukraine

Belarus in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Belarus is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 19 claims from the pool that are true of Belarus, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Has Russian as an official language1 of 4
• Borders Russia1 of 14
• Its name begins with “B”1 of 17
• Its capital city's name begins with “M”1 of 19
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177