This is the last country in Europe which still uses the death penalty and the last country in Europe run by a dictator. It is also the only country of the former USSR that has restored the Soviet flag (with minor changes). This is a country where every second child, instead of wanting to be an astronaut, wants to become a programmer, since it is considered a very prestigious profession, where people here earn more than programmers in all the neighboring countries. Listen to learn which popular computer game and apps were developed in this country – Belarus. 00:00 – Intro 00:27 – Heart of the Nation (Urbanism/Architecture through Travel) 01:02:30 – Who Is? 01:07:04 – Who Would’ve Thought? Find Nations of the World Podcast: Email [email protected] Website https://nations-of-the-world.captivate.fm/ (https://nations-of-the-world.captivate.fm) Patreon https://www.patreon.com/nationsoftheworld (https://www.patreon.com/nationsoftheworld) Where is this information coming from? Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Belarus (https://www.britannica.com/place/Belarus) Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Belarus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Belarus) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Belarus%E2%80%93European_Union_border_crisis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Belarus–European_Union_border_crisis) Global Fire Power https://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.php?country_id=belarus (https://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.php?country_id=belarus) Country Reports https://www.countryreports.org/country/Belarus.htm (https://www.countryreports.org/country/Belarus.htm) Every Culture https://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Belarus.html (https://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Belarus.html) Trend Economy https://trendeconomy.com/data/h2/Belarus?time_period=2020,2019,2018,2017,2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009 (https://trendeconomy.com/data/h2/Belarus?time_period=2020,2019,2018,2017,2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009) CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/belarus/ (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/belarus/) Think Hazard https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/26-belarus (https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/26-belarus) Nations Online https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/belarus.htm Worldometers https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/belarus-demographics/ (https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/belarus-demographics/) Nations Encyclopedia https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Belarus.html (https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Belarus.html) Travel.State.Gov (US Dept. of State) https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Belarus.html (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Belarus.html) The World Bank https://databank.worldbank.org/views/reports/reportwidget.aspx?Report_Name=CountryProfileandId=b450fd57andtbar=yanddd=yandinf=nandzm=nandcountry=BLR (https://databank.worldbank.org/views/reports/reportwidget.aspx?Report_Name=CountryProfileandId=b450fd57andtbar=yanddd=yandinf=nandzm=nandcountry=BLR) https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/BLR/Year/2019/Summary (https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/BLR/Year/2019/Summary) Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/belarus (https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/belarus) Freedom House https://freedomhouse.org/country/belarus/freedom-net/2021 (https://freedomhouse.org/country/belarus/freedom-net/2021) UNESCO World Heritage sites full list https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/?search=belarusandorder=country...