card # 5, 20. THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
The republic of Belarus is a small beautiful country with the heroic past and difficult present. It is situated in Central Europe. It borders on Russia, the Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Its area is above 207,000 square kilometers and the population is more than 10 million. 64% live in cities, the largest of which are Minsk, Gomel, Mogilev, Brest, Grodno and Vitebsk.
Belarus is a land of vast plains and picturesque hills, thick forests and green meadows, deep blue lakes and flowing rivers. Forests cover 2/5 of Belarus. The large forests are called "puschas". The greatest of them is Beloviezskaya Puscha. There are a lot of rivers and lakes in our country. The Dnieper, the Pripyat, the Beresins, the Sozh, the Zapadnaya Dvina, the Neman are the biggest rivers with more than 500 kilometers in length. The largest lake in Belarus is lake Naroch. It is a very popular recreation area in our country. Belarus has a moderately continental climate. It is characterized by rainy, warm summers and mild winters. Today Belarus is a developed industrial state. The main industries are engineering, chemical industry, wood-working and food industries. Belarussian goods are exported to many countries and known all over the world. Agriculture of Belarus specializes in milk and meat production, flax, vegetables (especially potatoes) and fruit. At present Belarus is active on the international arena. |
Cities of Belarus on PhotoPeach
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I’m the Minsk Oblast I’m situated in the central part of my country Belarus this song’s considered a piece of art My Administrative Center is the city of Minsk Located in my regions center Aren’t you glad you just learned this I’m the Mogilev Oblast I have borders with the Russian Federation I’m located in the East of this beautiful nation My Administrative Center is the city Mogilev Located close to my center do you catch my drift My name’s Belarus I border Russia, Ukraine and Poland, Lithuania and Latvia A land locked country addressed My capital is Minsk located in the central west my countries center it’s the Best Chorus: |