Belarus

Terrian Government Borders
 * mostly low flat land.
 * Agricultural lands occupy 45% of territory and forests take up 36% of the territory.
 * There are more then 20 thousand rivers and creeks and about 11 thousand lake in Belarus. The biggest lake is Naroch, 80 square writers
 * republic but kind of dictator
 * Russia, Ukraine, poland, Lithuania, and Latvia

Best at Agriclutural and manufacturing.

President is Alexander Lukashenko. Inluenced by Europe and Russia Religion is mainly Orthodox
 * Until the 20th centaury, it was owned by the Duchy of Polatsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonweath, and the Russian Empire but declared independece in August 25, 1991
 * When under Soviet Uniion, it became a constitution republic of the Soviet Union
 * Capital is Minsk
 * ALlies are Iran, Syria, and Poland
 * Enemies are the United States and Lithuania
 * Allies with Russia after Soviet Union break up

Part of Soviet Union, Influenced trading as well as culture violence against women make men more powerful

19**45** - At the end of the war, much of western Belarus - previously belonging to Poland - is amalgamated into the Soviet Republic.ter Soviet Union break up
 * 1929** - The Treaty of Riga divides Belarus between Poland and Soviet Russia.
 * 1991** - Belarus declares its independence as the Soviet Union breaks up. Minsk becomes the headquarters of the successor to the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States.
 * 1994** - Alexander Lukashenko becomes president. He introduces policies designed to strengthen ties with Russia.

Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census)

Located in Eastern Europe, llandlocked- good trading with Russia and Europe

Economy is state controlled Largest trading partner is Russia

GDP 44,771- 117.527 billion in total ranked 65 out of 180 countries

Member of the UN since 1945 COUNCIL OF EUROPE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP (NSG) NATO PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENTS

member of European Union