About Belarus


Destination Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe borders Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.

With an area of 208,000 km², Belarus is the largest landlocked country in Europe; compared, it is somewhat smaller than the island of Great Britain (229,848 km²), or slightly smaller than the US state of Kansas.

Belarus has a population of 9.4 million people (in 2020). The capital city is Minsk. Spoken languages are Belarusian (official) 24%, but 70% speak Russian (official), there are small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities. Ethnic Belarusians, who speak a language closely related to Russian and Ukrainian, make up more than three-quarters of the population.

What is Belarus known for?
Belarus is famous for agriculture and earth moving equipment's like tractors and for its high quality medical education.

Belarus is the country with the lowest unemployment rate in Europe, and no, it is NOT part of Russia. But, the predominantly spoken language is Russian, not Belarusian. They have five Nobel Laureates in Belarus, and two Israeli presidents were born in the country, which is now Belarus, Chaim Weizmann and Shimon Peres. Also born in Belarus was the artist Marc Chagall.
About 40% of the country is forested; Białowieża Forest is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European plain.

Belarusians are always known as hospitable and friendly people.

Reasons to Study Medicine in Belarus
:: Affordable Tution Fee
:: State owned medical universities
:: Belarus is famous for high quality medical education
:: Greater clinical exposure in government hospitals
:: Medical degrees offered in Belarus are recognised worldwide wide. This graduates are eligible to practice as medical doctors globally
:: Friendly people and one of the safest Study destinations in the world
:: Belarus is home for over 1700 Sri Lankan medical students
:: Scientific research opportunities to uplift the educational experience