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Belarus on a Map
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Geography Belarus is a former republic of the USSR. It is bound by Poland and Lithuania to the west, Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south and Latvia to the northwest. The country occupies the western part of the East European Plain within the basins of the Dnieper, Zapadnaia Dvina and Neman Rivers.
Climate Belarus has a moderately continental climate that is influenced by the Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The summers are warm while winters are usually cold. |
Statistics | Area: | 207,600 sq km (80,154 sq miles, the size of the Kansas state, USA) | | Population: | 10,300,483 (July 2005 est.) | | Jewish Population: | 50,000 (est.) | | Ethnic Groups: | Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish, Ukrainian, Jewish 0.5%, and other 6.9% | | Language: | The official language is Belarusian. Russian is also widely spoken, and each ethnic minority also has its own language. |
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Administrative Division The capital of Belarus is Minsk. The country is divided into six administrative regions (Brest, Grodno, Vitebsk, Mogilev, Gomel and Minsk regions). Government: Executive Branch:
The Presedent of Belarus is Alexander Lukashenko. He was elected for his
first presidential term in 1994. His second presidential term started in
September 2001. Legislative Branch:
The legislative branch is represented by the Council of the Republic (64
seats; 56 members elected by regional councils and 8 members appointed by the
president, all for 4–year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives (110 seats;
members elected by universal adult suffrage to serve 4–year
terms).
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