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May 14, 2024 · Minsk, city, capital of Belarus, and administrative centre of Minsk oblast (region). The city lies along the Svisloch River. Belarus. First mentioned in 1067, it became the seat of a principality in 1101. Minsk passed to Lithuania in the 14th century and later to Poland and was regained by Russia in the Second Partition of Poland, in 1793.
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Oct 9, 2023 · Outline Map. Key Facts. Flag. Belarus shares its borders with Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of approximately 207,595 km 2 (80,153 mi 2 ), Belarus sits landlocked within Eastern Europe. The country predominantly features flat terrain shaped by ...
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Minsk is the largest transport hub in Belarus. Minsk is located at the junction of the Warsaw-Moscow railway (built in 1871) running from the southwest to the northeast of the city and the Liepaja-Romny railway (built in 1873) running from the northwest to the south. The first railway connects Russia with Poland and Germany; the second connects ...
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Oct 16, 2023 · Large detailed Belarus physical map. 3220x2624px / 3.17 Mb Go to Map. Large detailed road map of Belarus. 4999x4223px / 13.4 Mb Go to Map. Administrative map of Belarus. 1050x936px / 162 Kb Go to Map. Belarus road map. 1557x1152px / 611 Kb Go to Map. Belarus location on the Europe map.
Belarus is an Eastern European landlocked state. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic became independent. Population. Belarus has a population of 9.4 million people (in 2020). The capital and largest city is Minsk. Spoken languages are Belarusian (official) 24%, and Russian (official) 70%.
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Minsk is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Belarus. Minsk has about 2,000,000 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
