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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: Sat-July-4 15:03 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: 207 600 sq. km. (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: 10 million; urban 72%; rural 28%. 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 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 weather. Maps Map of Belarus Political Map of Belarus.  Google
Earth BelarusZoomable satellite view of Belarus. Google
Earth Map of MinskZoomable satellite view of Minsk. Map
of EuropePolitical Map of Europe. |
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NewsBelarusnewsBelarus News Service. Belarus Now News from Belarus. Belarus Today Daily News from Belarus. Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA) Official Belarusian News agency. Delo Monthly business magazine (in Russian) |
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Arts & CultureBelarus GalleryArtists from Belarus. |
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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 |
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Destination Belarus - Travel and Tour GuidesDiscover Belarus: accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, biking, skiing, hiking, climbing, cruising, diving, tours and much more.Belintourist 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
cityPortal of Minsk city with interesting news about Minsk (in Belarusian). Journey to Minsk Minsk as it was seen by Belarusian photoartists 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. |
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EducationBelarusian State UniversityMinsk, founded in 1921. Brest State University Brest, founded in 1995. 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 Ministry of Foreign Affaires. Ancient Cities of Belarus The Ancient Cities of Grodno, Minsk, Mogilev and Polotsk. Belarus History Timeline of Belarus' History. History of Belarus (Great Litva) Comprehensive information about the History of Belarus. History and Famous Personalities Linklist of history recources. |
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SearchBelarus OnlineBelarus Online presents Belarusian Internet Resources. Interesting
WWW Sites In & About BelarusIndex of Belarus related websites. Newsgroup of Belarus soc.culture.belarus Additional Information on BelarusBBC News Country Profile: Belarus REENIC: BelarusRussian and East European Network Information Center on Belarus Background Notes: Belarus Governments on the WWW: Belarus HDR - Human development index Belarus Open Directory Project: Belarus Wikipedia: Belarus The World Factbook -- Belarus |
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