Belarus: Ten things you may not know about the country
What People Say About Belarus
Mr Lukashenko once warned that anyone joining an opposition protest would be treated as a "terrorist", adding: "We will wring their necks, as one might a duck."
Amilie Simmons
Director
About 70% of the radioactive fallout from Chernobyl landed in Belarus. It has been described as the world's worst nuclear accident.
Douglas Gilbert
Manager
Victoria Azarenka is the first Belarusian tennis player to reach world number one and the first to take home a medal in Olympic tennis.