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Belarus

 

Continent - Europe

Region - Eastern Europe, non EU member

Size - 207,600 km²

Geography - Mostly flat with areas of marshland

Language - Belarusian, Russian

Religion - 80% Eastern Orthodox, 20% other

Monetary Unit - Rouble
Natural Resources - forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay

Agriculture - grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk

Industry - metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, chemical fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators

Neighbouring Countries - Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia

Population - 9,724,723 (2007)

Population Growth Rate - -0.4%

Average Life Expectancy - 70

Capital City - Minsk (population 1,780,000)

Highest Mountain - No mountains - highest point Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (346 m)

Longest River - Dnieper (697 km in Belarus)

Climate - Cool, wet summers 14°C to 25°C, cold winters -10°C to 4°C

Yearly Rainfall - 76 cm approx

 

Plant Life - Mushroom, blackberry, raspberry, wild strawberry, herbs, pine, spruce, oak, birch, aspen, alder

Animal Life - deer, wild boar, elk, hare, beaver, wolf, fox, marten, hare, otter, ferret, ermine

Bird Life - 317 species including grebe, pelican, cormorant, egret, heron, stork, swan, Canada goose, osprey, kite, falcon, sandpiper, kittiwake, dove, owl, woodpecker

Aquatic Life - carp, pike, perch, roach, trout

      

 

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