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Map of Belarus with flag. Date: 30 November 2006: Source: SVG version of Image:Valko-Venäjätynkä.jpg, colors and dimensions are from Image:Flag of Belarus.svg: Author: PavelD: Permission (Reusing this file)
A variant of the 1991–1995 flag of Belarus, used by pro-democracy protestors. A white-red-white flag with the Pahonia coat of arms in the centre. 2017–present: Flag of Veyshnoria, used as an element of satire. 2000s: Pro-Union State flag: Flag used by some Belarusian anarchists [3]
The national flag of Belarus is an unequal red-green bicolour with a red-on-white ornament pattern placed at the hoist (staff) end. The current design was introduced in 2012 by the State Committee for Standardisation of the Republic of Belarus, and is adapted from a design approved in a May 1995 referendum.
Belarus, [b] officially the Republic of Belarus, [c] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million.
The other national symbol that was adopted following a contested 1995 referendum was the national emblem. The elements of the emblem include a ribbon in the colours of the national flag, a map of Belarus, wheatears and a red star. At the base of the ribbon, it says the country's official name in the Belarusian language.
The location of Belarus An enlargeable map of Belarus. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belarus: Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. Its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing.