How big is Belarus really?
Belarus covers 206,695 km² (79,805 mi²).
- Area
- 206,695 km² (79,805 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 85 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Guyana (212,052 km²)
- Population
- 9,255,524
- People per km²
- 45
- Size on a Mercator map
- 2.8 times the real size
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Belarus vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 38 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 38 times.
| Belarus | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 206,695 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 9,255,524 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 45 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,723,910 km² | |
Belarus vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 1.2 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 1.2 times.
| Belarus | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 206,695 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 9,255,524 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 45 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 35,907 km² (17%) | |
Belarus on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 2.8 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 51.3° N to 56.2° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 2.6 and 3.2 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 584,873 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Kenya
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Laos | 230,384 km² | +11% |
| 84 | Guyana | 212,052 km² | +2.6% |
| 85 | Belarus | 206,695 km² | – |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 198,215 km² | -4.1% |
| 87 | Senegal | 197,258 km² | -4.6% |
| 88 | Syria | 186,494 km² | -9.8% |
Belarus: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Homyel Region | 40,210 km² | 19% |
| Vitsebsk Region | 39,876 km² | 19% |
| Minsk Region | 39,651 km² | 19% |
| Brest Region | 32,637 km² | 16% |
| Mahilyow Region | 28,942 km² | 14% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 7
Belarus in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1918: Belarusian People's Republic
- Border changes on the timeline
- 4
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 225,536 km² (1939–1944)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Belarusian People's Republic | 1918 |
| Belarusian lands under Soviet and Polish control | 1919–1920 |
| Polish Belarusian lands and the Byelorussian SSR | 1921–1938 |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | 1939–1990 |
| Belarus under German occupation | 1941–1943 |
| Republic of Belarus | 1991–Today |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.