 
 <prompt> Belarus (; , "Bielaruś" or "Biełaruś", ; ), officially di Republic of Belarus, wey bin dey known as Byelorussia or Belorussia (), na one kontri wey dey inside Eastern Europe wey dey bordered by Russia for di northeast, Ukraine for di south, Poland for di west, and Lithuania and Latvia for di northwest. Di capital and di place wey get pass population na Minsk. Over 40% of di land dey get forest. Di strongest economic sectors na service industries and manufacturing. Until di 20th century, different states at various times control di lands of modern-day Belarus, including di Principality of Polotsk (11th to 14th centuries), di Grand Duchy of Lithuania, di Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and di Russian Empire. 

Afta di 1917 Russian Revolution, Belarus declare independence as di Belarusian People's Republic, wey Soviet Russia come conquer. Di Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia come be one founding constituent republic of di Soviet Union for 1922 and dem come change di name to Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (Byelorussian SSR). Belarus lose almost half of di land to Poland afta di Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1921. Much of di borders of Belarus take dia modern shape for 1939, when some lands of di Second Polish Republic come join am back afta di Soviet invasion of Poland, and dem finalize am afta World War II. During WWII, military operations scatter Belarus, wey lose about one third of di population and more than half of di economic resources. Di republic come develop again afta di war. For 1945 di Byelorussian SSR become one founding member of di United Nations, along with di Soviet Union and di Ukrainian SSR. <response>: 1. Republic of Belarus
2. Byelorussia
3. Belorussia
4. No
5. Russia
6. Ukraine
7. Poland
8. Minsk
9. 1917
10. Russian Revolution
11. Soviet Russia
12. Poland
13. Polish–Soviet War
14. 1919–1921
15. 1939
16. military operations devastated Belarus
17. a third
18. more than half
19. Byelorussian SSR became a founding member of the United Nations
20. the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian SSR. 