It is a landlocked country Located in Eastern Europe It borders with Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. The country's capital is Minsk. The major cities of this country are Brest, Grodnogomel and Viesabsk. More than 40% of the country's size, 207,600 square kilometers (80,200 square miles), was forested. The country's main economic sectors were industry, service and production. Until the 20th century, the land became Belarus today. Used to be occupied by various states of various eras, including the Polotsk Grand State (11th to 14th centuries), Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth And the Russian Empire

