Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno (Hrodna), Gomel (Homiel), Mogilev (Mahilyow) and Vitebsk (Vitsebsk). Over forty percent of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested, and its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing.
Until the 20th century, the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Belarus became a founding constituent republic of the Soviet Union and was renamed as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR).
The borders of Belarus took their modern shape in 1939 when some lands of the Second Polish Republic were incorporated into it after the Soviet invasion of Poland.
The nation and its territory were devastated in World War II, during which Belarus lost about a third of its population and more than half of its economic resources.
The republic was redeveloped in the post-war years. In 1945 the Belorussian SSR became a founding member of the United Nations, along with the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian SSR.
Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
| 1994.01 | 19.01.1994 | Birds in the Red Book | Sheet | |
| 20r | 37 | Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | |
| 40r | 14 | Mute Swan Cygnus olor | |
| 40r | 92 | Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | |
| 1994.02 | 30.09.1994 | Birds in the Red Book | | 1994.01 |
| 300r | 37 | Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | |
| 400r | 14 | Mute Swan Cygnus olor | |
| 400r | 92 | Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | |
| 1995.01 | 24.10.1995 | United Nations | | |
| 600r | 24 | White Stork Ciconia ciconia | |
| 1996.01 | 10.09.1996 | Ducks and wading birds | Sheet | |
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| 400r | 14 | Eurasian Teal Anas crecca | |
| 400r | 14 | Gadwall Anas strepera | |
| 400r | 14 | Northern Pintail Anas acuta | |
| 400r | 14 | Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | |
| 400r | 14 | Greater Scaup Aythya marila | |
| 400r | 14 | Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | |
| 400r | 14 | Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata | |
| 400r | 14 | Garganey Anas querquedula | |
| 400r | 14 | Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope | |
| 400r | 14 | Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | |
| 400r | 14 | Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | |
| 400r | 14 | Common Merganser Mergus merganser | |
| 400r | 14 | Smew Mergellus albellus | |
| 400r | 14 | Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | |
| 400r | 14 | Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator | |
| 400r | 14 | Common Pochard Aythya ferina | |
| 1996.02 | 10.09.1996 | Ducks and wading birds | Sheet | |
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| 400r | 26 | Grey Heron Ardea cinerea | |
| 400r | 24 | Black Stork Ciconia nigra | |
| 400r | 32 | Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | |
| 400r | 24 | White Stork Ciconia ciconia | |
| 400r | 66 | Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
| 400r | 64 | Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | |
| 400r | 66 | White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus | |
| 400r | 178 | Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus | |
| 400r | 26 | Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | |
| 400r | 46 | Eurasian Coot Fulica atra | |
| 400r | 26 | Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | |
| 400r | 92 | Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | |
| 1996.03 | 10.09.1996 | Ducks and wading birds | | |
| 1000r | 14 | Common Pochard Aythya ferina | MS |
| 1000r | 64 | Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | MS |
| 1997.01 | 17.04.1997 | Environment conference | 2v set | |
| 4500r | 92 | Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | |
| 1998.01 | 29.05.1998 | Songbirds in the Red Book | | |
| 1500r | 213 | Bluethroat Luscinia svecica | |
| 3200r | 178 | Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus | |
| 3800r | 190 | Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola | |
| 5300r | 191 | Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides | |
| 8600r | 177 | Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus | |
| 1998.02 | 20.08.1998 | Definitives | | |
| 500r | 24 | White Stork Ciconia ciconia | |
| 1999.01 | 26.04.1999 | IBRA '99 | Sheet with 3 designs | 1994.01 |
| 150000r | 37 | Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | |
| and | 14 | Mute Swan Cygnus olor | |
| and | 92 | Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | |
| 2000.01 | 22.03.2000 | Birds in the Red Book | | |
| 50r | 51 | Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus | |
| 50r | 14 | Smew Mergellus albellus | |
| 75r | 11 | Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus | |
| 100r | 37 | Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina | |
| 2001.01 | 04.05.2001 | Europa | | |
| 400r | 14 | Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | |
| 1000r | 14 | Mute Swan Cygnus olor | |
| 2002.01 | 30.07.2002 | BirdLife International | Sheet | |
| 200r | 24 | White Stork Ciconia ciconia | |
| 200r | 158 | Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus | |
| 200r | 224 | White Wagtail Motacilla alba | |
| 2003.01 | 31.03.2003 | Bird of the year BirdLife | | |
| 630r | 218 | House Sparrow Passer domesticus | With APB logo |
| 630r | 218 | House Sparrow Passer domesticus | = 1, no APB logo |
| 2004.01 | 31.03.2004 | Bird of the year BirdLife | | |
| 870r | 183 | Common House Martin Delichon urbicum | |
| 2005.01 | 31.03.2005 | Bird of the year BirdLife | | |
| 900r | 78 | Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa | |
| 2005.02 | 15.04.2005 | Fauna | 4v sheet | |
| 500r | 37 | Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga | |
| 500r | 24 | Black Stork Ciconia nigra | |
| 500r | 24 | Black Stork Ciconia nigra | |
| 1000r | 24 | Black Stork Ciconia nigra | |
| 1000r | 24 | Black Stork Ciconia nigra | |
| 2005.04 | 02.06.2005 | WWF | Sheet with 2 sets | 2005.03 |
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| 500r | 24 | Black Stork Ciconia nigra | |
| 500r | 24 | Black Stork Ciconia nigra | |
| 1000r | 24 | Black Stork Ciconia nigra | |
| 1000r | 24 | Black Stork Ciconia nigra | |
| 2006.01 | 31.03.2006 | Bird of the year BirdLife | | |
| 930r | 58 | Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | |
| 2006.02 | 16.06.2006 | Garden birds | | |
| 10r | 213 | Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe | |
| 20r | 177 | Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus | |
| 30r | 213 | European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca | |
| 50r | 226 | Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina | |
| 100r | 198 | Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca | |
| 200r | 226 | Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs | |
| 300r | 218 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus | |
| 500r | 226 | European Greenfinch Chloris chloris | |
| 1000r | 226 | Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |
| A | 213 | Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros | |
| B | 213 | European Robin Erithacus rubecula | |
| H | 177 | Great Tit Parus major | |
| 2006.03 | 16.06.2006 | Garden birds | Sheet | 2006.02 |
| 10r | 213 | Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe | |
| 20r | 177 | Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus | |
| 30r | 213 | European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca | |
| 50r | 226 | Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina | |
| 100r | 198 | Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca | |
| 200r | 226 | Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs | |
| 300r | 218 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus | |
| 500r | 226 | European Greenfinch Chloris chloris | |
| 1000r | 226 | Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |
| A | 213 | Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros | |
| B | 213 | European Robin Erithacus rubecula | |
| H | 177 | Great Tit Parus major | |
| 2007.01 | 26.03.2007 | Bird of the year BirdLife | | |
| 1000r | 213 | Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia | |
| 2007.02 | 03.10.2007 | Birds in sanctuaries | Sheet with 3 sets | |
| 1000r | 64 | Great Snipe Gallinago media | |
| 1000r | 46 | Corn Crake Crex crex | |
| 2007.03 | 23.11.2007 | Owls BirdLife | | |
| 500r | 78 | Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula | |
| 500r | 78 | Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus | |
| 1000r | 78 | Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | |
| 1000r | 78 | Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum | |
| 2007.04 | 23.11.2007 | Owls BirdLife | Sheet with 2 sets | 2007.03 |
| 500r | 78 | Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula | |
| 500r | 78 | Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus | |
| 1000r | 78 | Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | |
| 1000r | 78 | Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum | |
| 2008.01 | 13.03.2008 | Bird of the year BirdLife | | |
| 1050r | 26 | Great Egret Ardea alba | |
| 2008.02 | 22.12.2008 | Owls BirdLife | | |
| 500r | 78 | Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo | |
| 500r | 78 | Little Owl Athene noctua | |
| 1000r | 78 | Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops | |
| 1000r | 78 | Ural Owl Strix uralensis | |
| 2008.03 | 22.12.2008 | Owls BirdLife | Sheet with 2 sets | 2008.02 |
| 500r | 78 | Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo | |
| 500r | 78 | Little Owl Athene noctua | |
| 1000r | 78 | Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops | |
| 1000r | 78 | Ural Owl Strix uralensis | |
| 2009.01 | 31.03.2009 | Bird of the year BirdLife | | |
| 1000r | 14 | Greylag Goose Anser anser | |
| 2009.02 | 05.05.2009 | Poultry | | |
| 1000r | 162 | Eurasian Magpie Pica pica | |
| 1000r | 162 | Eurasian Magpie Pica pica | |
| 2009.03 | 05.05.2009 | Poultry | | |
| 3000r | 11 | Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus | MS |
| 2010.01 | 08.02.2010 | Ivan Khrutsky | 2v sheet | |
| 1500r | 64 | Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | |
| and | 14 | Eurasian Teal Anas crecca | |
| 2010.02 | 19.03.2010 | Bird of the year BirdLife | | |
| 1000r | 38 | Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | |
| 2010.03 | 18.08.2010 | Mushrooms | 5v set | |
| 500r | 177 | Great Tit Parus major | |
| 500r | 37 | Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | |
| 500r | 206 | Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea | |
| 2010.04 | 10.11.2010 | Hunting dogs | 3v set | |
| 1000r | 64 | Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | |
| 1000r | 11 | Grey Partridge Perdix perdix | |
| 2010.05 | 10.11.2010 | Hunting dogs | Sheet with 2 sets | 2010.04 |
| 1000r | 64 | Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | |
| 1000r | 11 | Grey Partridge Perdix perdix | |
| 2011.01 | 11.02.2011 | Preservation of the poles and glaciers | 2v set | |
| 1500r | 16 | Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri | |
| 2011.02 | 11.02.2011 | Preservation of the poles and glaciers | Sheet with 3 each | 2011.01 |
| 1500r | 16 | Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri | |
| 2011.03 | 14.03.2011 | Bird of the year Birdlife | | |
| 1500r | 64 | Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | |
| 2011.04 | 28.11.2011 | Pigeons | 3v set | |
| 5000r | 70 | Rock Pigeon Columba livia | |
| 2012.01 | 22.03.2012 | Bird of the year Birdlife | | |
| P | 85 | Common Swift Apus apus | |
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