Belarus

About the flag

Belarus is correct. The giveaway is the vertical red-and-white folk embroidery band at the hoist—a traditional Belarusian “rushnyk” pattern—paired with red over green. Red symbolizes historic struggles and sacrifice; green stands for forests and fields. The motif was adapted from a design by weaver Matrena Markevich, reflecting Belarus’s deep folk-art heritage. Belarus sits in Eastern Europe with its capital Minsk and is home to the Białowieża Forest, one of Europe’s last primeval woodlands. Memory tip: think “BelA-rus = beLAce on the side”—Belarus is the only national flag featuring a prominent vertical embroidery strip, unlike Ireland’s and Armenia’s simple tricolors or Andorra’s tricolor with a coat of arms.