«About neighboring countries»
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Belarus lies in the center of Europe and surrounded by Poland in the east, Russia in the south, Ukraine in the west, Latvia and Lathuania in the north. |
«About geography of Belarus»
Belarusian climate is moderately continental, a transitional form from maritime to continental climate with mild and humid winters, warm summers and damp autumns. During last decades the continental component has become less pronounced with winters becoming warmer. The climate’s general properties are conditioned by the country’s location in middle latitudes, domination of flat relief and relative remoteness from the Atlantic Ocean. |
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For the purposes of goventment the country is divided into six regions (Minsk, Gomel, Mogilev, Brest, Grodno and Vitebsk) and 117 districts. The capital of Belarus is Minsk, a European city with the population of bout 2 million people. Belarusians make 81.2% of its 10 million population. |