Belarus--English--People's Daily Online

	State support on sports in Belarus [ 18:04 September 21 2012]
	Sports infrastructure in Belarus [ 18:56 September 19 2012]
	2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship to be held in Belarus [ 18:42 September 19 2012]
	Belarus at the Olympic Games [ 18:34 September 19 2012]
	Popular sports in Belarus [ 18:29 September 19 2012]
	Sports in Belarus (III) [ 18:11 September 12 2012]
	Sports in Belarus (II) [ 17:52 September 12 2012]
	Sports in Belarus (I) [ 18:06 September 11 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