located_in Europe Belarus A landlocked country in Eastern Europe, that borders Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk. Belarus is divided into six voblasts, or provinces. Voblasts are further subdivided into raions (commonly translated as districts or regions). As of 2002, there are six voblasts, 118 raions, 102 towns and 108 urbanized settlements. Minsk is given a special status, due to the city serving as the national capital. Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic {1919-1991} Belorussia Bialorus {language: Polish} Byelorussia GAZ GAZ:00005045 GAZ:00006886 GAZ:00006886 ISO3166-1:112 ISO3166-1:BLR ISO3166-1:BY ISO3166-2:BY Republic of Belarus begin_date: 1990-07-27. Europe Belarus A landlocked country in Eastern Europe, that borders Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk. Belarus is divided into six voblasts, or provinces. Voblasts are further subdivided into raions (commonly translated as districts or regions). As of 2002, there are six voblasts, 118 raions, 102 towns and 108 urbanized settlements. Minsk is given a special status, due to the city serving as the national capital. Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic {1919-1991} Belorussia Bialorus {language: Polish} Byelorussia GAZ GAZ:00005045 GAZ:00006886 GAZ:00006886 ISO3166-1:112 ISO3166-1:BLR ISO3166-1:BY ISO3166-2:BY Republic of Belarus begin_date: 1990-07-27.