The country of Belarus

Belarus is more than 207,000 square kilometers. Belarus is situated

in the centre of Europe, and has international borders with five countries: Russia Ukraine Poland Lithuania Latvia

Capital of Belarus
Minsk, the capital of Belarus,

is located in the centre of the country. More than 1.9 million people live in Minsk today. It has excellent transport links including Minsk airport, several major train stations, the Minsk metro underground network, and a well-developed road system.

into six administrative districts, each centred around a major city:

Brest region
Gomel region
Grodno region
Minsk region
Mogilev region
Vitebsk region

are closed:
1 January: New Year
7 January: Orthodox Christmas
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March: Women’s Day
9th day after Orthodox Easter: Radonitsa
1 May: Labour Day
9 May: Victory Day
3 July: Independence Day
7 November: October Revolution Day
25 December: Catholic Christmas

kind, friendly and good humoured nation. Belarus is a home

to many different people with a different nationality:
Russians (8.2%) have always lived in the region, with a large influx into the country after the Second World War Poles (3.1%) have lived in the western side of the country for centuries Ukrainians (1.7%) – the largest influx came in the 18th and 19th centuries Jews (0,13%): the first Jews settled in Belarus in the 15th century, but emigration to Israel and other states since the 1980s means that the Jewish population of Belarus is now less than 30,000

- present )
Prime Minister of Belarus
Mikhail Myasnikovich (2010)