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Belarus is a flat piece of land straddling the shortest route between Moscow and the Polish border. Wide stretches of unbroken birch groves, vast forested marshlands and wooden villages amid rolling green and black fields give it a haunting beauty.
There's more to see in Belarus than you might suspect. Minsk is a cosmopolitan centre and a shining testament to Soviet urban planning. Brest is lively and hectic, Hrodna a cocktail of histories and Polatsk a sleepy dowager reclining on the chaise longue of her former glories.
Full country name: Republic of Belarus
Area: 207,600 sq km
Population: 10.4 million
Capital City: Minsk
People: Belarusian (81.2%), Russian, Polish, Ukrainian
Language: Belarusian, Russian
Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic
Government: republic
Head of State: President Alyaksandr Lukashenko
Head of Government: Prime Minister Syarhey Sidorski
GDP: US$90.19 billion
GDP per capita: US$8,700
Annual Growth: 7%
Inflation: 182%
Major Industries: Food, chemicals, textiles, agricultural machinery,
timber
Major Trading Partners: Russia, Austria, Germany, UK
Member of EU: No