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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