The Stats

I publish this blog from here in the United States. And according to some statistics that I looked at recently, there are people all over the world who are enjoying the blog.

I’m grateful for all who visit this site.  But I wanted to say a special, “Thank You,” to those outside of the U.S. who are enjoying Confidence And Joy.

In case you are curious, here are the top 10 countries visiting this blog:

1. United States
2. Netherlands
3. Spain
4. Great Britain
5. Canada
6. Saudi Arabia
7. Russian Federation
8. Germany
9. Belarus
10. Nigeria

Victory Square - Minsk

Belarus

If you are not familiar with Belarus, according to what I found online, it is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

Horses grazing Minsk province

It is bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.

Its capital is Minsk. It is a country of approximately 80,000 square miles with a population of around 10 million.

From what I read, Belarus has historically leaned to different religions, mostly Orthodox,

The Resurrection Church of Brest is the largest church in Belarus. Over 5000 people can attend services

Catholicism (mostly in western regions), different denominations of Protestantism (especially during the time of union with Protestant Sweden).

Sizable minorities practice Judaism and other religions. Many Belarusians converted to the Russian Orthodox Church after Belarus was annexed by Russia after the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. As a consequence, the Russian Orthodox Church now has more members than other denominations.

There are many other countries as well.  Perhaps from time to time I will post the “Top 10,” just for fun.

To all in Belarus, and all over the world, thanks for visiting Confidence And Joy.

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