Belarus is a small, beautiful, modern and courageous country with its heroic difficult past and, bright present and future, it is situated in the center of Europe. It is a country of thousands rivers and lakes, mixed forests and oak woods, spacious meadows and fields, castles and churches, palaces and parks, old legends and ancient treasures. Belarus has got lots of nicknames, as sometimes you can hear it called the blue-eyed country or 'The Lungs of Europe'.
There are more than 10 thousand lakes, and more than 20 thousand rivers there. Belarus is a flat country. Its highest point is Mount Derzhinskaya that is only 345 meters above the sea. The territory of the Republic of Belarus is up to 207,6 thousand sq. km (it's in the 13th place in Europe). The country borders on 5 countries: in the east - the Russian Federation, in the south - Ukraine, in the west - Poland, in the north-west - Latvia and Lithuania. Belarus is divided into 6 administrative units - regions: Brest region, Grodno region, Vitebsk region, Mogilev region, Gomel region and Minsk region.
The population of Belarus is around 10 million inhabitants. The city of Minsk is the capital of the Republic of Belarus.Today's Belarus is a calm, save and peace-loving country that has become a home country for people of different nations. The Belarusian people are known as hard-working, friendly and tolerant.
Traveling around Belarus you will feel as if you have lost track of time as this country is really so quiet and calm. Belarus is a country which has managed to save its originality. In Belarus the natural world remains untouched and fascinating, the people remain humane, and the valuables remain eternal. Belarus is becoming more and more popular as a tourist destination with each day. And it can offer different exciting routes to both foreign and local travelers.
Major Cities in Belarus
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