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Belarus

Belarus occupies lowlands between the Baltic-facing countries and the upper Dnieper region. Forests, glacial landforms and the Pripyat wetland region characterise much of its physical geography.

Fast Facts

  • Minsk is inland.
  • The Dnieper and Pripyat connect much southern drainage with the Black Sea basin.
  • Belarus was one of the three signatories of the December 1991 agreement establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States in Minsk.
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