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THE REPUBLIC I LIVE IN

The Republic of Belarus is a country in eastern Europe, bordered in the in north and by Russia, in the south by Ukraine, in the west by Poland, and in the northwest by the Baltic republics of Lithuania and Latvia. The capital and largest city is Minsk, located in the centre of the country.

The total area of Belarus is 207,600 sq km. Belarus is divided administratively into six regions, or oblasts, Minsk, Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Moguilev, and Vitebsk.

The population of Belarus is over 9.5 mil. There are a lot of universities in Belarus. The Belarusian State University in Minsk is the largest one.

Belarus has a temperate continental climate, with cool temperatures and high humidity.

Belarus has a generally flat terrain with many forests, lakes, and marshes. There are hundereds of rivers and lakes in the country, the largest of which are the river Dnieper and Lake Naroch. About one-third of the country is covered with forests. There is a rich variety of wildlife, including such are animals as the European bison in the primal forest reserve of Bvelovezhskaya Pushcha.

Belarus was long thognt to be poor in minerals, its natural resources limited to peat, gravel, sands, and clays. Recent surveys, however, have uncovered major deposits of coal, oil, and potassium salts.

Belarus has a well-developed economy. The most important manufactured products are