Talk:Belarus

Again. 35,000 were executed in Belarus under Stalin (not only in Kurapaty), according to NKVD archives. "250,000 killed in Kurapaty" is ridiculous, please correct. Iges04 (talk) 02:21, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

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Add reference of Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka in the culture section to mention about her Tennis rankings and achievements. 43.252.100.172 (talk) 04:25, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 05:41, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

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Change Belarussian to Belarusian WannabePale (talk) 21:46, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done — 🪫Volatile ^{📲T | ⌨️C} 00:51, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

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1. Water area Infobox says Water: 1.4% (2.830 or 1.093 sq mi)

CIA and EBSCO note the water takes 4,700 sq km out of 207,600 sq km == 2.26%

Also, the Geography of Belarus page shows 4,700 km.

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/archives/2023/countries/belarus/summaries/ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/geography-and-cartography/belarus

 Done STEMinfo (talk) 19:55, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

2. Population density doesn't match the population/area shown Infobox shows 2025 pop. 9'109'280 and area 207'595 - 207'600 km², but also shows density 45.8/sq km. 9109280 / 207600 is about 43.87

 Done STEMinfo (talk) 19:55, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

3. Two different total area numbers on the same page

Lead text says 207,600 sq km while the infobox uses 207,595 sq km. Pick one (most official Belarus/UN/Factbook sources use 207,600), and make it consistent across the page

 Done STEMinfo (talk) 19:55, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

4. "Recognized minority languages: Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish" is likely misleading/unsourced as a legal status

Constitution Article 17 states Belarusian and Russian are the official languages. Belarus has not ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (so there is no national list of legally “recognized” minority languages akin to Charter practice). Either remove that line or clearly rephrase and source it (e.g., "widely used minority languages include").

 Done STEMinfo (talk) 19:55, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

Zhrkvl (talk) 12:44, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

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The history section in the infobox is for events relevant to Belarus's formation. Therefore, in the history section of the infobox, please remove:

• 1. References to the Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia.
• 2. References to the Declaration of State Sovereignty, as this is better serviced by the Declaration of Independence.
• 3. References to the (first) Republic of Belarus (better serviced by the DoI)
• 4. References to the dissolution of the Soviet Union (ditto)
• 5. References to the Union State, as it is not relevant to the formation of Belarus. TheodoresTomfooleries (talk) 22:03, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Partly done: I've removed all except for the dissolution of the Soviet Union. I think it makes sense to keep that date, because it's when Belarus's independence became fully internationally recognized. Day Creature (talk) 04:12, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

For most of the medieval period, the lands of modern-day Belarus was ruled by independent city-states such as the Principality of Polotsk. – should be “were”. ~2025-35468-52 (talk) 07:04, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done

Thank you for the good catch! 23impartial (talk) 12:24, 23 December 2025 (UTC)