It's hard to answer this question, as attitudes are coloured by nationalism. The term (in various transliterations and translations) has been in use since the 1800s or earlier, but the area referred to wasn't always well defined. The Byelorussian SSR was established in 1922 and declared itself a sovereign state in 1990. Joncey
Belarus is a country in Europe.
No. Belarus has been it's own separate country since 1991 when it gained independence from the USSR.
Belarus has been described as a dictatorship.
No. Belarus is a country in eastern Europe.
Belarus was formerly part of the USSR.
Belarus is not a member country of NATO.
The name Belarus means "White Russia", but it is no longer a state - Belarus has been an independent country since 1991.
a country
Minsk is the capital of Belarus.
No. Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.
Belarus became a new independent country in 1991.
No country borders both Belarus and Serbia.