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Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск; Russian: Минск) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region and Minsk District.
This division was inherited by the contemporary Republic of Belarus from the Byelorussian SSR and introduced in 1938. [2] As of 2020, 115 settlements had the status of a city/town. Among them: [3] 10 cities of regional subordinance; 104 towns of district subordinance; Minsk — the capital of the country.
Independence Avenue (Belarusian: Праспект Незалежнасці, romanized: Praspiekt Niezaliežnasci; Russian: Проспект Независимости) is the main street of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Independence Avenue crosses Minsk radially from its centre towards the northeast.
Tsentralny District or Centraĺny District [2] (Belarusian: Цэнтральны раён, romanized: Centralny rajon; Russian: Центральный район) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Its name means "Central District" due to its position partly in the centre of the city. [3]
At the top level of administration, Belarus is divided into six regions and one capital city. The six regions are oblasts (also known as voblastsi), while the city of Minsk has a special status as the capital of Belarus. [1] Minsk also serves as the administrative center of Minsk Region. [2]
The Government House or House of Government (Belarusian: Дом урада, romanized: Dom urada; Russian: Дом правительства, romanized: Dom pravitel'stva) is a government building in Minsk located on Independence Square.
Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into six regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city; it is administered separately as a city with special status.
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Belarus.At least one execution was carried out in the country in 2022. Also known as an Exceptional Measure of Punishment (Russian: Исключительная Мера Наказания, ИМН), the death penalty has been a part of the country's legal system since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on August 25, 1991.