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Belarus, [b] officially the Republic of Belarus, [c] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million.
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million.
Belarus is: a landlocked country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Europe. Eastern Europe; Time zone: Eastern European Time , Eastern European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Belarus. High: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m (1,135 ft) Low: Neman River 90 m (295 ft) Land boundaries: 3,306 km Russia 959 km Ukraine 891 km
The deepest lake in Belarus is the Doŭhaje (53.7 m). The Chervonoye is the most shallow among the large lakes, with a maximum depth of 4 m. The majority of large lakes are situated in northern Belarus. In Braslaw and Ušačy districts, lakes cover more than 10% of their territory. [6]
Between the 9th and 12th centuries, the Principality of Polotsk (now in northern Belarus) emerged as the dominant center of power in the territory of Belarus, while the Principality of Turov south of it was a lesser power.
Luzhki (Belarusian: Лужкі, romanized: Lužki; Russian: Лужки; Polish: Łużki) is an agrotown in Sharkawshchyna District, Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus. [2] It is located 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Padsvillye, 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Sharkawshchyna, and 198 kilometres (123 mi) from Vitebsk. [1] In 1999, it had a population of ...
Thereafter, modern Belarus' territory was split between the Second Polish Republic and Soviet Russia during the Peace of Riga in 1921. The latter created the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic , which was reunited with Western Belarus during World War 2 and lasted until the dissolution of the Soviet Union , which was ended by the Belovezh ...
The Sluch or Northern Sluch (Belarusian: Случ, Паўночная Случ; Russian: Случь, Северная Случь; Lithuanian: Slučė, Šiaurinė Slučė; Slovak: Sluč, Severní Sluč) is a river in Belarus. Rising in Minsk Oblast, it flows past the cities of Salihorsk and Slutsk, finally emptying into the Pripyat.