Outline of Belarus

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belarus:

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. Its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing.

General reference[]

• Pronunciation: /ˌbɛləˈruːs/ BEL-ə-ROOSS
• Common English country name: Belarus
• Official English country name: The Republic of Belarus
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Belarusian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Belarus
• International rankings of Belarus
• ISO country codes: BY, BLR, 112
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BY
• Internet country code top-level domain: .by

Geography of Belarus[]

Geography of Belarus

• Belarus is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Eastern Europe
  • Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Belarus
    • High: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m (1,135 ft)
    • Low: Neman River 90 m (295 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 3,306 km

 Russia 959 km

 Ukraine 891 km

 Lithuania 680 km

 Poland 605 km

 Latvia 171 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Belarus: 9,689,800(2008) - 86th most populous country
• : 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) - 85th largest country
• Atlas of Belarus

Environment of Belarus[]

• Climate of Belarus
• Renewable energy in Belarus
• Geology of Belarus
• Protected areas of Belarus
  • Biosphere reserves in Belarus
  • National parks of Belarus
• Wildlife of Belarus
  • Fauna of Belarus
    • Birds of Belarus
    • Mammals of Belarus

Natural geographic features of Belarus[]

• Rivers of Belarus
• World Heritage Sites in Belarus

Regions of Belarus[]

Regions of Belarus

Administrative divisions of Belarus[]

Administrative divisions of Belarus

• Provinces of Belarus

Regions (Oblasts) of Belarus[]

Regions of Belarus

• Minsk
• Brest Oblast
• Gomel Oblast
• Grodno Oblast
• Mogilev Oblast
• Minsk Oblast
• Vitebsk Oblast

Districts of Belarus[]

Districts of Belarus There are 118 districts in Belarus.

Municipalities of Belarus[]

Demography of Belarus[]

Demographics of Belarus

Government and politics of Belarus[]

Politics of Belarus
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show National Assembly National Assembly Council of the Republic House of Representatives
show Judiciary Supreme Court Economic Court
show Administrative divisions Regions of Belarus
show Elections Presidential: 2006 2010 2015 2020 Next Parliamentary: 2012 2016 2019 Political parties
show Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Vladimir Makei Diplomatic missions of / in Belarus Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Belarus: Minsk
• Elections in Belarus
• Political parties in Belarus

Branches of government[]

Government of Belarus

Executive branch of the government of Belarus[]

• Head of state: President of Belarus
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Belarus
• Cabinet of Belarus

Legislative branch of the government of Belarus[]

• Parliament of Belarus (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Council of the Republic
  • Lower house: House of Representatives of Belarus

Judicial branch of the government of Belarus[]

• Supreme Court of Belarus

Foreign relations of Belarus[]

Foreign relations of Belarus

• Diplomatic missions in Belarus
• Diplomatic missions of Belarus
• United States-Belarus relations

International organization membership[]

The Republic of Belarus is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Belarus[]

• Capital punishment in Belarus
• Constitution of Belarus
• Human rights in Belarus
  • Censorship in Belarus
  • LGBT rights in Belarus
  • Freedom of religion in Belarus
• Law enforcement in Belarus

Military of Belarus[]

Military of Belarus

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Belarus
• Forces
  • Army of Belarus
  • Navy of Belarus
  • Air Force of Belarus
• Military history of Belarus
• Military ranks of Belarus

Local government in Belarus[]

History of Belarus[]

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History of Belarus
Prehistory
Early East Slavs Rus' Khaganate
Middle ages
Kievan Rus' Principality of Polotsk Principality of Turov Golden Horde Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Early Modern
Early elective monarchy (1569–1648) Deluge and decline (1648–1764) Three partitions (1764–95) Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Modern
Russian Empire (1795–1917) Belarusian People's Republic (from 1918) Byelorussian Soviet Republic (1919–91) West Belarus (1919–39) Modern Belarus (from 1991)
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History of Belarus

• Military history of Belarus

Culture of Belarus[]

Culture of Belarus

• Architecture of Belarus
  • Belarusian Gothic
• Cuisine of Belarus
• Languages of Belarus
• Media in Belarus
• Museums in Belarus
• National symbols of Belarus
  • Coat of arms of Belarus
  • Flag of Belarus
  • National anthem of Belarus
• People of Belarus
• Prostitution in Belarus
• Public holidays in Belarus
• Religion in Belarus
  • Christianity in Belarus
  • Hinduism in Belarus
  • Islam in Belarus
  • Judaism in Belarus
• World Heritage Sites in Belarus

Art in Belarus[]

• Art in Belarus
• Cinema of Belarus
• Literature of Belarus
• Music of Belarus
• Television in Belarus

Sports in Belarus[]

• Football in Belarus
• Belarus at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Belarus[]

Economy of Belarus

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 69th (sixty-ninth)
• Agriculture in Belarus
• Banking in Belarus
  • National Bank of Belarus
• • Internet in Belarus
    • Internet censorship in Belarus
• Companies of Belarus
• Currency of Belarus: Ruble
  • ISO 4217: BYR
• Energy in Belarus
• Healthcare in Belarus
• Belarus Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Belarus
• Transport in Belarus
  • Airports in Belarus
  • Rail transport in Belarus
  • Roads in Belarus

Education in Belarus[]

Education in Belarus The 2 leading establishments in the national education system:

• Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
• Belarusian State University

See also[]

Belarusian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Belarus

• All pages with titles beginning with Belarus
• All pages with titles beginning with Belarusian
• All pages with titles containing Belarus
• All pages with titles containing Belarusian
• List of Belarus-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Belarus

Media

• Belarus News and Analysis
• Politics and News from Belarus
• (in Belarusian) News of Belarus

Governmental websites

• President's official site
• Government of Belarus
• Embassy of Belarus in the United States
• E-Government in Belarus
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Informational/cultural

• A Belarus Miscellany
• The Virtual Guide to Belarus
• Belarus Tourism and Travel Information
• The 1st Belarusian Art Gallery
• Contemporary Belarusian Art and Painting
• Media in Belarus
• Belarus. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• The World Bank in Belarus
• The health resort of Belarus
• Photos of Belarus

City and country maps

• map of natural sightseeings in Belarus
• Belarus, topographic map
• General detail, downloadable PDF map of Belarus
• Google maps Belarus