Outline of Belarus

The Flag of Belarus

The Coat of arms of Belarus

The location of Belarus

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Belarus

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belarus:

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. Its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Belarus

• Pronunciation: /bɛləˈruːs/ ( listen)
• Common English country name: Belarus
• Official English country name: The Republic of Belarus
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Belarusian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Belarus
• International rankings of Belarus
• ISO country codes: BY, BLR, 112
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BY
• Internet country code top-level domain: .by

Geography of Belarus

Geography of Belarus

• Belarus is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Eastern Europe
  • Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Belarus
    • High: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m (1,135 ft)
    • Low: Neman River 90 m (295 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 3,306 km

 Russia 959 km

 Ukraine 891 km

 Lithuania 680 km

 Poland 605 km

 Latvia 171 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Belarus: 9,689,800(2008) - 86th most populous country
• Area of Belarus: 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) - 85th largest country
• Atlas of Belarus

Environment of Belarus

An enlargeable satellite image of Belarus

• Climate of Belarus
• Renewable energy in Belarus
• Geology of Belarus
• Protected areas of Belarus
  • Biosphere reserves in Belarus
  • National parks of Belarus
• Wildlife of Belarus
  • Fauna of Belarus
    • Birds of Belarus
    • Mammals of Belarus

Natural geographic features of Belarus

• Rivers of Belarus
• World Heritage Sites in Belarus

Government and politics of Belarus

Belarus
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Belarus
Constitution President Alexander Lukashenko Government Prime Minister: Syarhey Rumas National Assembly Council of the Republic House of Representatives All Belarusian People's Assembly Judiciary Constitutional Court Supreme Court Economic Court Recent elections Presidential: 2006 2010 2015 Parliamentary: 2008 2012 2016 Political parties Foreign relations Administrative divisions
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• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Belarus: Minsk
• Elections in Belarus
• Political parties in Belarus

History of Belarus

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History of Belarus
Prehistory
Early East Slavs
Middle ages
Kievan Rus' Principality of Polotsk Principality of Turov Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Early Modern
Early elective monarchy (1569–1648) Deluge and decline (1648–1764) Three partitions (1764–95) Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Modern
Russian rule (1795–1918) Belarusian People's Republic (from 1918) Byelorussian Soviet Republic (1919–91) West Belarus (1919–39) Modern Belarus (from 1991)
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History of Belarus

• Military history of Belarus

Culture of Belarus

Culture of Belarus

• Architecture of Belarus
• Cuisine of Belarus
• Festivals in Belarus
• Languages of Belarus
• Media in Belarus
• Museums in Belarus
• National symbols of Belarus
  • Coat of arms of Belarus
  • Flag of Belarus
  • National anthem of Belarus
• People of Belarus
• Prostitution in Belarus
• Public holidays in Belarus
• Records of Belarus
• Religion in Belarus
  • Christianity in Belarus
  • Hinduism in Belarus
  • Islam in Belarus
  • Judaism in Belarus
  • Sikhism in Belarus
• World Heritage Sites in Belarus

Economy and infrastructure of Belarus

Economy of Belarus

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 69th (sixty-ninth)
• Agriculture in Belarus
• Banking in Belarus
  • National Bank of Belarus
• Communications in Belarus
  • Internet in Belarus
    • Internet censorship in Belarus
• Companies of Belarus
• Currency of Belarus: Ruble
  • ISO 4217: BYR
• Energy in Belarus
  • Energy policy of Belarus
  • Oil industry in Belarus
• Healthcare in Belarus
• Mining in Belarus
• Belarus Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Belarus
• Transport in Belarus
  • Airports in Belarus
  • Rail transport in Belarus
  • Roads in Belarus

Education in Belarus

Education in Belarus The 2 leading establishments in the national education system:

• Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
• Belarusian State University

See also

Belarusian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Belarus

• All pages beginning with Belarus
• All pages beginning with Belarusian
• All pages with a title containing Belarus
• All pages with a title containing Belarusian
• List of Belarus-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Belarus

Media

• Belarus News and Analysis
• Politics and News from Belarus
• (in Belarusian) News of Belarus

Governmental websites

• President's official site
• Government of Belarus
• Embassy of Belarus in the United States
• E-Government in Belarus
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Informational/cultural

• A Belarus Miscellany
• The Virtual Guide to Belarus
• Belarus Tourism and Travel Information
• The 1st Belarusian Art Gallery
• Contemporary Belarusian Art and Painting
• Media in Belarus
• "Belarus". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• The World Bank in Belarus
• The health resort of Belarus
• Photos of Belarus

City and country maps

• map of natural sightseeings in Belarus
• Belarus, topographic map
• General detail, downloadable PDF map of Belarus
• Google maps Belarus