Belarus--English--People's Daily Online

	Russia, Belarus call unilateral sanctions 'counterproductive' [ 08:58 October 31 2012]
	Russia vows to strengthen military ties with Belarus [ 08:48 October 24 2012]
	Belarus says EU sanctions harm both sides [ 08:38 October 16 2012]
	Belarus eyes on strengthening ties with China [ 08:57 September 27 2012]
	CIS says Belarus election democratic, legal [ 10:16 September 25 2012]
	Belarus holds parliamentary elections despite opposition boycott [ 10:13 September 24 2012]
	Belarus to further boost cooperation with China: president [ 08:10 August 23 2012]
	Belarus president meets with Xu Caihou [ 08:06 July 13 2012]
	Senior Chinese military official leaves for Lithuania, Belarus visit [ 08:24 July 09 2012]

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General Overview

·Official name – The Republic of Belarus
·Territory – 207,600 square kilometers
·Time zone – GMT+3
·Population – 9,471,900
·Capital – the City of Minsk
·Official languages – Belarusian and Russian
·Currency – the Belarusian ruble (BYR)
·Religion – Christians, Orthodox and Catholic
·Geographical position – the center of Europe (28-32° E longitude, 51-55° N latitude). It shares borders
with Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, and Ukraine.
·Climate – mild winters and warm summers.
The hottest month is July, the coldest is January.
·National holiday – July 3
·Ethnic – Belarusians (over 80 percent), Russians