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Let's learn about the country of Belarus
This country is in eastern Europe next to Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Latvia.
It's about 80,000 square miles, and about 10 million people live there.
The people there speak both the Belarusian and Russian languages.
(from: wikipedia - belarus)
The Belarusian flag has a large red stripe above a smaller green stripe, and on the left side there is a red and white pattern.
The red stripe is for freedom, the green stripe is for life, and the red-white pattern is one that is used a lot in Belarusian art and clothing.
(from: wikipedia - flag of belarus)
To eat in Belarus you might have Kalduny, which is dumplings made of dough, and filled with something like ham and mushrooms.
(from: wikipedia - kalduny)
Almost half of Belarus is a forest. Long ago most of Europe used to be a forest, but after people have made buildings and cities a lot of it is gone. The Białowieża Forest in Belarus is one of the last big forests left in Europe.
The forest is part of both Poland and Belarus.
(from: wikipedia - białowieża forest)
There is a big old castle in Belarus called the Mir Castle, made in 1568 AD.
(from: wikipedia - mir castle complex)
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