 Belarus — (byel´ə rōōs´) |
About The People
Did You Know...... The literal translation of Belarus is “White Russia,” after the ancient term “Bela »» More
Fashion... People in Belarus are fashionable and wear European clothes sometimes decorated with traditiona »» More
Socializing... Belarusians remain deeply influenced by the soviet period Generally they revere the past. Belarusian »» More
Family... A traditional wedding gift is a rushnik (a handcrafted towel). Wedding guest are greeted with round »» More
Sports & Recreation... Soccer and Hockey are popular sports.
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Belarus History
Figure 1. Belarus and Moldova: Geographic Setting, 1995
LOCATED ON THE WESTERN BORDERLANDS of the Russian
Empire and
later the Soviet Union, the regions that would one day
become the
republics of Belarus and Moldova had long been part of a
buffer
zone used to protect Russia from Western influences and
military
forces. The imperial and Soviet governments attempted to
fully
integrate the two regions’ economies into their own and to
Russify
their people in order to bind them seamlessly into the
their
respective empires. For a long time, these efforts seemed
to work,
but in 1991 Belarus and Moldova declared »» More | Statistics, Graphs, Charts, & Data Tables
Capital Cities... Minsk
Population: 9,648,533
GDP: $114,100,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 207,600 (sq km) 80,154 (sq mi)
Currency: Belarusian ruble
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