Minsk

Belarus

Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk region and Minsk district. As of 2026, it has a population of about two million, making Minsk the 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic Union.

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Country: Belarus
Population: 1,805,000
Latitude: 53.9° N
Longitude: 27.56° E

Which way is Minsk from…

From Paris, Minsk lies at 63° to the north-east, 1,826 km as the crow flies.

Paris	63° north-east	1,826 km
London	71° east	1,872 km
New York	40° north-east	7,123 km
Madrid	47° north-east	2,765 km
Rome	35° north-east	1,737 km
Montreal	42° north-east	6,697 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	344° north	8,734 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Minsk lies east of London, at 71°, 1,872 km away, a little further north than a flat map suggests (82°). From New York the gap widens: the map says 79°, east, while the compass shows 40°, north-east, because the shortest route crosses southern Norway and the Baltic Sea. To place it, think of Dublin: Minsk is on its latitude.