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Belarus

ROME, ITALY - MAY 19: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus leaps into the air to play a forehand volley against Serena Williams of the USA in their final match during day eight of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2013 at the Foro Italico Tennis Centre on May 19, 2013 in Rome, Italy.

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About Belarus

Belarus (Belarusian: Беларусь, Łacinka: Biełaruś; Polish: Białoruś; Russian: Белару́сь) is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordering Russia to its East, Ukraine to its South, Poland to its West, Lithuania and Latvia to its North. Its capital is Minsk, and other important cities include Brest, Grodno, Gomel, Mogilev and Vitebsk. One third of the country's surface is covered in forests.

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