Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Hrodna (Grodno), Homiel (Gomel), Mahilyow (Mogilev) and Vitsebsk (Vitebsk). Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested, and its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing.

Language

Belarus' two official languages are Russian and Belarusian; Russian is the main language, used by 72% of the population, while Belarusian, the second official language, is only used by 11.9%. Minorities also speak Polish, Ukrainian and Eastern Yiddish

Magical Culture

Minsk

Minsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. At least until 1994, a tribe of Giants lived northeast of Minsk.

In 1995, while travelling from Dijon (France) to the Eastern European mountains to meet with the Giants, Rubeus Hagrid had a disagreement with a Vampire in Minsk.

At Absit Omen

"Relinquishing the folder to Peter, Akiva prepared to explain. "Thank you," she added, taking another step forward. "One set of the files are to do with the Ukraine," she elaborated, "specifically the Belarusian crisis of 1978." There was something brewing and a coworker was interested in that, "and the other set is related to the rise of Grindlewald." It had turned into a personal interest to her: new, cryptic information having come to light in her own life. "Muggle involvement, specifically." " Only a Paper Moon

Characters Born in Belarus

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