Geography & environment — Belarus
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Belarus: Europe
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
Europe
- Geographic Coordinates
53 00 N, 28 00 E
- Total Area
80,154 Square Miles 207,600 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
78,340 Square Miles 202,900 Square Kilometers
- Water Area
1,815 Square Miles 4,700 Square Kilometers
- Land Boundaries
2,054 Miles 3,306 Kilometers
- Border Countries
Latvia 141 km, Lithuania 502 km, Poland 407 km, Russia 959 km, Ukraine 891 km
Physical geography
- Terrain
Generally flat and contains much marshland
- Highest Point
346 Meters
- Highest Point Location
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m
- Lowest Point
90 Meters
- Lowest Point Location
Nyoman River 90 m
- Natural Resources
Forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay
- Irrigated Land
444 Square Miles 1,150 Square Kilometers
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate
- Climate
- Belarus is located on the 53rd latitude--roughly the same as Hamburg, Germany
- Dublin, Ireland
- and Edmonton, Canada. It has a temperate continental climate. Average summer temperatures are in the mid-60s to mid-70s. (July is the warmest month.) It can be cold from October to April. Average winter temperatures are in the low teens and 20s F. Frost can occur 6 to 7 months of the year. Snow/ice can be expected from December to March, and occasionally into April. Winter days are short. Spring, summer, and fall bring long hours of welcome light. Average annual precipitation is 22-28 inches
- June, July, and August are the wettest months.
- Terrain
Generally flat and contains much marshland
- Location
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
- Total Area
80,154 Square Miles 207,600 Square Kilometers
- Border Countries
Latvia 141 km, Lithuania 502 km, Poland 407 km, Russia 959 km, Ukraine 891 km
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
Soil pollution from pesticide use
southern part of the country contaminated with fallout from 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chornobyl in northern Ukraine
- Environment - International Agreements
Party To: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea