General information

The Republic of Belarus is a land-locked country which is situated in the centre of Europe and borders on Russia in the north and east, Ukraine in the south, Poland in the west, Latvia and Lithuania in the north-west. Major land and air routes that connect east and west, north and south of Europe cross the country.The area of Belarus is 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 square miles). By the size of its territory Belarus ranks the 13th among the European states.Administratively the country is divided into six regions. The regions are divided into districts. The capital of Belarus is Miensk (Minsk) with the population of 1.8 million. The largest cities of the country are Bierascie (Brest), Viciebsk, Homiel, Harodnia (Hrodna), Mahileu (Mahilou). They are also the regional centres