On the left is a reference map of Belarus. The symbol with the star represents the capital, Minsk. The white circle symbol represents all the towns/villages in Belarus; there are 115 towns and 23,050 villages. The symbol of a white circle containing a black dot in the middle represents the oblast centers located in Belarus, which continue with the use of ideas from the Soviet Union, and Belarus has 6 of them. Gomel is the most populated oblast center, with a population of over 1.44 million. The red lines throughout the country represent the main roads through Belarus. The beige roads going through Belarus represent the secondary roads. The dotted lines outlining the country represent the railroads in Belarus. 

On the right is a thematic map of Belarus. This thematic map comes from a census that shows how many Belarusians live in Belarus. This census was recorded in 2019, showing that 7,990,719, or 84.9% of Belarusians, reside in Belarus. The places colored dark red show that more than 95% of Belarusians live there, and the places colored white indicate that less than 50% of Belarusians reside there.