Question

Доклад на английском языке о Белорусии

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Belarus in brief

Destination Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, a Nations Online country profile of the former Soviet republic.
The landlocked country in Eastern Europe borders Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.

With an area of 208,000 km², Belarus is the largest landlocked country in Europe; compared, it is somewhat smaller than the island of Great Britain (229,848 km²), or slightly smaller than the US state of Kansas.

Belarus has a population of 9.4 million people (in 2020). The capital and largest city is Minsk. Spoken languages are Belarusian (official) 24%, but 70% speak Russian (official), there are small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities. Ethnic Belarusians, who speak a language closely related to Russian and Ukrainian, make up more than three-quarters of the population.

What is Belarus known for?
Potatoes, tractors, and being one of the poorest countries in Europe by total wealth. Belarus is known as the last country in Europe run by a dictator (Alexander Lukashenko).
Belarus is the country with the lowest unemployment rate in Europe, and no, it is NOT part of Russia. But, the predominantly spoken language is Russian, not Belarusian. They have five Nobel Laureates in Belarus, and two Israeli presidents were born in the country, which is now Belarus, Chaim Weizmann and Shimon Peres. Also born in Belarus was the artist Marc Chagall.
About 40% of the country is forested; Białowieża Forest is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European plain. Most Belarusians are hospitable and friendly people. There is a vivid gambling industry (only in Minsk)