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Channel: World Paper
Date: 2022-11-15

The Republic of Belarus or often called Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe with the capital city of Minsk. The country is administratively divided into 6 provinces (voblasts) and a special city. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus covers an area of 207,600 square kilometers (80,200 square miles), with a population of 9.4 million, and is the thirteenth largest and twentieth most populous country in Europe. The country is administratively divided into seven regions, and is one of the most urbanized in the world, with more than 40% of its total land area being forest.
Belarus is a developing country with a very high ranking on the Human Development Index. Belarus has been a member of the United Nations since its founding; and a member of the CIS, CSTO, EAEU, and the Non-Aligned Movement, it has shown no aspirations to join the European Union but maintains bilateral relations with the European Union, and has also participated in two EU projects: the Eastern Partnership and the Baku Initiative.