Belarus--English--People's Daily Online

	Welcome to Belarus [ 19:19 October 17 2012]
	Vacations for every taste and budget [ 19:10 October 17 2012]
	Things to do in Belarus [ 19:01 October 17 2012]
	State support on tourism in Belarus [ 18:58 October 17 2012]
	Places to visit in Belarus [ 17:50 October 17 2012]
	Souvenir shopping in Belarus [ 17:44 October 17 2012]
	Natural landscape in Belarus (II) [ 18:48 September 03 2012]
	Natural landscape in Belarus (I) [ 18:41 September 03 2012]
	Church in Belarus [ 18:28 September 03 2012]

National Flag and Emblem

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