Belarus

Belarus (Belarusian: Беларусь, Łacinka: Biełaruś; Polish: Białoruś; Russian: Белару́сь) is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordering Russia to its East, Ukraine to its South, Poland to its West, Lithuania and Latvia to its North. Its capital is Minsk, and other important cities include Brest, Grodno, Gomel, Mogilev and Vitebsk. One third of the country's surface is forest. The republic officially declared its sovereignty on 27 August 1990, and following the collapse of the Soviet Union, declared independence on 25 August 1991. Country Code: 375