Country presentation

Independence from the Soviet Union

Declared on 27 July 1990 Established on 25 August 1991

Government

President Prime Minister

Presidential Republic Alexander Lukashenko Mikhail Myasnikovich

 Capital Official Language Population

Minsk Belarusian and Russian 9,503,807

Ethnicity

83.7% Belarusians 8.3% Russians 3.1% Poles

80% Orthodox 15% Catholics

Religion

 The Belarusian economy is state-controlled and has

been described as soviet-style.

The country relies on Russia for various imports,

including petroleum, important agricultural products such as potatoes and cattle byproducts like meat.
As of 1994, Belarus's main exports included heavy

machinery (especially tractors), agricultural products, and energy products

 The country has natural resources of peat deposits,

small quantities of natural gas and oil, granite, limestone, chalk, marl, sand, gravel, and clay.
As of 2005, about a fifth of Belarusian Land

(principally farmlands and forests) continues to be affected by the radiation fall out from the neighboring country Ukraine.

 track and field athletics

gymnastics skiing hockey tennis fencing wrestling

volleyball
handball

Belarus dishes are typically made on local vegetables and cereals.

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Thank you All from the Belarusian Delegation