Minsk Governorate
The republic sought to govern the Vilna Governorate, the Kovno Governorate, the Minsk Governorate, Grodno Governorate (except the Belostoksky Uyezd, the Belsky Uyezd and the Sokolsky Uyezd) and the Suvalsky Governorate (except the and the ) - territories with a total population of about six million. On April 26, 1919 the Rechitsky Uyezd of Minsk Governorate was transferred to the RSFSR.