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Territory - 207,6 thous. sq. km |
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Population density -
47 inhabitants per 1sq.km |
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Capital - Minsk (1,8 mln. persons) |
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National currency - Belorussian rouble
(from
26 July 1993) |
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Borders
on Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine. |
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Share in total territory,
% : |
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agricultural land - 44 |
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forest area - 38 |
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water basin area - 2 |
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other – 16 |
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The longest rivers,
km |
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(length along the
territory of the state) |
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Dnieper - 700 |
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Berezina - 613 |
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Pripyat
- 495 |
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Sozh
- 493 |
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Neman - 459 |
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Ptich - 421 |
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The
largest lakes,
sq. km |
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Naroch - 79,6 |
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Osveyskoye
- 52,8 |
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Chervonoye - 40,8 |
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Lukomskoye - 37,7 |
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Drivyaty
- 36,1 |
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The highest point,
m |
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Mountain
Dzerzhinskaya
- 345 |
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Average of many years
temperature
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January
-6,70C
July
+17,80C
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