maps of belarus

One of the landlocked countries of Eastern Europe is Belarus, on the maps of Belarus, it borders with Russia and Ukraine. Spread over an area of 207,600 square miles this is one of Europe’s most beautiful countries. Its capital is Minsk and it is also the largest city of Belarus.

This country from its very inception has belonged to various different principalities and countries; however it declared itself independent from Russia in the 1990s and became a full fledged nation in 1991. This region was first settled by Slavic tribes.

This country is governed by presidential democracy, where by the president is chosen every five years and the national assembly is bicameral.Most of Belarusian economy is state controlled and most of the people are employed by the government. The other half of the people are employed by privately owned Belgian companies and a very few are employed by foreign companies.

The country relies on most of its exports from Russia. This is basically a Christian country with various leanings towards Russian Orthodox Church and Protestantism alike. On the travel maps of Belarus Places to visit are Mir with its castles and the Belovezhskaya pushcha on needs to take a travel map with him to locate all this castles in Belarus.