Belarus operates on Moscow Standard Time (MSK), which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+3). Belarus does not observe daylight saving time, so the country maintains the same time year-round.
All of Belarus follows the same timezone. Major cities including Minsk, Gomel, Mogilev, Vitebsk, and Grodno all observe the same time. Belarus adopted permanent "summer time" in 2011, meaning it no longer changes clocks.
Belarus is one of the most forested countries in Europe, with forests covering about 40% of its territory. The country is home to Belovezhskaya Pushcha, one of the last and largest remaining parts of the primeval forest that once covered much of Europe. European bison, thought to be extinct, were reintroduced here.