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NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND Environment Protection |
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Borders on Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine. |
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Especially
protected territories (national parks, nature reserves, wildlife
preserves, special hunting reserves) |
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Share in total territory, % : |
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agricultural land – 43,2 |
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forest area – 40,9 |
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water basin area – 6,6 |
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other – 9,3 |
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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 - 561 |
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Pripyat - 495 |
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Sozh - 493 |
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Neman - 436 |
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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 temperature |
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January -2,60C |
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July +18,30C |
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