🇧🇾 How to recognise Belarus in Street View
Belarus is in Central & Eastern Europe. Here's how to tell you've landed in Belarus when Far Fetched drops you there in Street View.
| Drive on | the right ➡️ |
|---|---|
| Signs in | Belarusian, Russian (Cyrillic) |
| Region | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Borders | Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine |
Clues to look for
Signs are in Cyrillic, with Belarusian letters like ў and і. Very flat farmland and forest, tidy roads and big apartment blocks in towns.
Driving side
Cars in Belarus drive on the right. So do Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova, which are also in Central & Eastern Europe. Most of the world drives on the right, so this alone won't narrow it down much: check the signs next.
Countries it's easy to confuse with Belarus
If you guess a neighbour of Belarus you still score 2 points, and any other country in Central & Eastern Europe scores 1 point.
Practise spotting Belarus
Play Solo or Survival and choose the Europe map to see more places like Belarus. Or try today's daily challenge: five places, one guess each, the same for everyone.
Questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Belarus?
In Belarus, cars drive on the right.
What language are signs in Belarus written in?
You'll see Belarusian, Russian (Cyrillic) on signs in Belarus.
Which countries look like Belarus in Street View?
Its neighbours (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia) and other countries in Central & Eastern Europe can look similar. Check the language on signs and the driving side first.
Is Belarus in Far Fetched?
Yes. Belarus is one of the 214 countries and territories you can be dropped into in Far Fetched, a free Street View country-guessing game.