MAP OF BELARUS

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 417.

Official Name The Republic of Belarus (July 27th, 1990)

Historical Names The Great Duchy (State) of Lithuania (13th - 14th centuries)

The Byelorussian People's Republic (March 25th, 1918)

The BSSR (1919-1990)

Flag Three horizontal stripes - white-red-white

Emblem Pahonia (Chase) - a horseman with a sword in his hand.

Capital Minsk (1,8 mln people, 200 sq. km)

Territory 207,6 sq. km (larger than Austria, Belgium, Greece, Denmark,

the Netherlands etc.)

Regional Centres 6 regions, 117 districts, Brest, Hrodna. Hornet, Vitsebsk, Mahilou

Population 10 mln people, 64% live in town, density - 43

Ethnic Composition (1988) - Belarusians (78%), Russians (13%), Poles, Ukrainians, Jews etc.

Official Language Belarusian, Russian

Languages Spoken Russian, Belarusian and its 3 dialects - central, northeastern, south-western

Borders Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Poland

Relief The East-European Plain (part of it), lowlands (south-west),

hills (north-west), marches (south, Palesse), woods, marshlands, marshy woodlands
Climate moderately continental, influenced by the North Atlantic,

changeable (especially in spring and autumn)
Chief Rivers The Dnieper/Dniapro, the Western Dvina/Dzvina, the Nieman/Nioman, the Berazina, the Sozh, the Prypiats, the Vilia, tie Svislach

Lakes Svitsiaz, Braslau Lakes (about 4000), Narach

National Parks Belavezhski, Nalibokski, Biarezinski, Prypiatski

Historical Towns Navahrudak, Niasvizh, Slonim, Polatsk, Turau, Mir etc.

Industrial Towns Navapolatsk, Zhobin, Salihorsk, Babruisk

Industries Machine-building, chemical, metal cutting

Agriculture branches – cattle breeding, farming; chief crops – potatoes, flax, wheat