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___ BelarusA virtual travel guide to Belarus. This page aims to give you a broad overview of Belarusian art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government.Beside a country profile this page contains links to sources that will provide you with in-depth information about this Eastern European nation, e.g.: official web sites of Belarus, addresses of Belarusian and foreign embassies, domestic airlines, city- and country guides with travel and tourism information on accommodation, tourist attractions, events and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from Belarus. |
 Minsk - the Capital City of Belarus Photo: Sergej Melnik | |
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Republic of Belarus | Respublika Bielarus |
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 Flag of Belarus Background: After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1995 as the country's first president, Alexander LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means. The Constitution revision by national referendum of 24 November 1996 gave presidency greatly expanded powers and became effective 27 November 1996, revised again 17 October 2004 removing presidential term limits. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion continue. border countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
 Official Name: Respublika Bielarus int'l long form: Republic of Belarus int'l short form: Belarus formerly: Belorussia, Byelorussia ISO Country Code: by Time: Time Zone: Eastern European Time Local Time = UTC +2h (summer +3) Actual Time: Thu-June-20 12:09 Country Calling Code: +375 Capital City: Minsk Other Cities: Baranovichi, Bobruysk, Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Hrodna, Mogilev, Polotsk, Vitebsk. Government: Type: Republic (in fact a dictatorship) Independence: 25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union). Geography: Location: Eastern Europe. Area: 208,000 km² (80,100 sq. mi.) Terrain: Landlocked, generally flat with thick forests, much marshland and fields. Climate: Cold winters, cool and moist summers, transitional between continental and maritime. People: Nationality: Belarusian Population: 9.5 million (2012) Ethnic groups: Belarusian (81%), Russian (11%), Polish, Ukrainian, other (8%). Religions: Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Protestant, Autocephalous Orthodox, Jewish, and Muslim) 20%. Language: Belarusian, Russian (official). Literacy: 98%. Natural resources: Forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay. Agriculture products: Grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk. Industries: Metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, chemical fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators. Exports partners: Russia 47%, UK 8.3%, Netherlands 6.7%, Poland 5.3% (2004) Imports partners: Russia 68.2%, Germany 6.6%, Ukraine 3.3% (2004) Currency: Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR) |
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| Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites of BelarusPresidential Administration BelarusThe Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus. National Centre of Legal Information Belarus legal information exchange. Ministry of Foreign Affaires Official website of MOFA Belarus. Diplomatic Missions Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the UN Permanent Mission of Belarus to the United Nations. Embassy of the Republic of Belarus Washington D.C. Diplomatic Representations of the Republic of Belarus Address list of Belarusian Diplomatic Missions abroad. Weather Meteo.by The official Belarusian weather. Maps Map of Belarus Political Map of Belarus.  Google
Earth BelarusSearchable map and satellite view of Belarus. Google Earth Map of MinskSearchable map and satellite view of the capital of Belarus, Minsk. Map
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NewsBelarus has been heavily criticised by rights bodies for suppressing free speech, muzzling the press and denying the opposition access to state media. (BBC)News agency Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA) Official Belarusian news agency. Sovetskaya Belorussiya (Советская Белоруссия) Soviet Belarus - main government daily. Respublika (РЭСПУБЛIКА) Public affair - Council of Ministers daily. Narodnaya Gazeta (Народная газета) The People's newspaper - National Assembly daily. Zvyazda (Звязда) Star - Belarussian daily, sponsored by National Assembly and Council of Ministers. BDG Delovaya Gazeta (БДГ Деловая газета) The business newspaper - private, business daily. Narodnaya Volya (Народная воля) "The People’s Will" - independent newspaper founded by Iosif Seredich, a opposition daily; banned from government-run distribution network, printed in Russia. BelGazeta (БелГазета) Bel is an analytical weekly. Published since September 1995 in Minsk. BelaPAN (БелаПАН) Belarus news partly also in English. Delo Monthly business magazine. (in Russian) Human Rights Free Belarus Now Global campaign for the human rights of the Belarusian people, with news from Belarus, related to political prisoners in the country. TV/Radio Belarus TV Belteleradiocompany, government run network. Nationwide TV (ONT) Joint venture with Russia's Channel One. Radio Belarus The government-run Belarussian Radio operates three national networks. |
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Arts & CultureBella BelarusBella Belarus is an online art gallery of Belarusian contemporary art. Belarus Forum Belarus community partly in German. The National Academic Theatre of Republic of Belarus The National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus. NAVINKI International Performance Art Festival The Performance Festival includes artists from Belarus, Poland, Iceland, Japan, and Switzerland. National Art Museum National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus. National Library of Belarus The Library houses the largest collection of Belarusian printed materials. Palace of the Republic Venue of the Department of the state, special and cultural-entertainment actions, located in Minsk. |
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Business & EconomyNational Bank of the Republic of Belarus The Central Bank of Belarus. Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Official pages of the Belarusian CCI. (in English and Russian) Transportation Airline Belarusian Airlines Belarusian National Airlines, the flag carrier of Belarus. Minsk-2 National Airport Minsk National Airport is the main air gateway to the Republic of Belarus. Railway Belarusian Railway The Belarusian Railway is one of the leaders of the national economy. 75% of all cargo and 45% of all passengers of the country are transported by the Belarusian Railway. |
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Destination Belarus - Travel and Tour GuidesBelarus related SitesBelintourist The National Tour Operator of the Republic of Belarus.  Belarus
GuideThe Virtual Guide to Belarus, an extensive compilation of information about Belarus. Belarustourist A Guide to Belarus. Data General Information about Belarus. Cities: Minsk Official website of the capital city. Minsk In The Fifties It's like a slow timemachine. Brest Brest Online. Gomel Gomel Then and Now. Grodno (Hrodna) Grodno Online (in Russian). Hrodna Information on the City of Hrodna. Hotels Hotels in Belarus Find a Hotel in Belarus. |
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EducationBelarusian State UniversityMinsk, founded in 1921. Brest State University Brest State University named after A.S.Pushkin (BrSU) was founded in 1945 as Brest State Teachers' Training Institute. It is located in the center of Brest. Gomel State University University Homepage (in Russian) The National Academy of Sciences Scientific research, founded in 1929. Belarus: Science and Education Comprehensive list of links to Belarus science and education. |
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EnvironmentBelAL - Belarus Agricultural LibraryBelAL is the national information centre for agriculture, food and forestry in Belarus. Belarusian Nature Site with information about Belarusian Nature. Priroda.Org - The Nature Belarus ecology informational portal. (in Russian) |
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HistoryHistory of BelarusAbout Belarus' history by the National Tourism Agency. Ancient Cities of Belarus The Ancient Cities of Grodno, Minsk, Mogilev and Polotsk. History of Belarus (Great Litva) Comprehensive information about the History of Belarus. History and Famous Personalities Linklist of history recources. History of Belarus Wikipedia article describes the history of Belarus. |
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SearchBelarus Online Belarus Online presents Belarusian Internet Resources. Interesting
WWW Sites In & About BelarusIndex of Belarus related websites. Open Directory Project: Belarus REENIC: Belarus Russian and East European Network Information Center about Belarus. Country Profiles: Amnesty International: Belarus BBC News Country Profile: Belarus HDR - Human development index Belarus FAO: Belarus UN Food and Agriculture Organization. FCO: Belarus A UK Foreign Office country profile. Human Rights Watch: Belarus travel.state.gov: Belarus UNDP - Human Development Indicators: Belarus Wikipedia: Belarus Worldbank Data: Belarus The World Factbook -- Belarus |
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