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High-Tech Parks in Belarus [ 16:54 October 18 2012]
Investment protection in Belarus [ 16:45 October 18 2012]
Ten reasons to invest in Belarus [ 16:38 October 18 2012]
Free Economic Zone in Belarus [ 16:27 October 18 2012]
Belarusian logistics [ 16:19 October 18 2012]
Main sectors of Belarussian economy [ 15:51 October 18 2012]
Export and Import Structure of Belarus [ 13:03 October 18 2012]
Foreign Trade of Belarus [ 13:03 October 18 2012]
Privatization in Belarus [ 20:34 October 17 2012]
Business climate improvement in Belarus [ 20:34 October 17 2012]
Gross domestic product of Belarus [ 20:34 October 17 2012]
Economy of Belarus [ 20:34 October 17 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