Capital City | Minsk |
Capital location | 53 54 N, 27 34 E |
Capital - history | the origin of the name is disputed; Minsk may originally have been located 16 km to the southwest, on the banks of Menka River; remnants of a 10th-century settlement on the banks of the Menka have been found |
Capital - time difference | UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |