41. Belarus. The World Factbook. 2003 Includes maps; brief history; and information about geography, people, government, economy, transportation, and military. http://www.bartleby.com/151/bo.html

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42. Political Leaders Belarus A listing of Belarussian heads of government, from the creation of Bielorussian Republic in 1918 to present. http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/00index.htm

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43. U.S. Embassy Belarus - U.S. Government Web Site About U.S.-Belarus Relations links. US government; International entities; Human rights organizations;International media; Belarusian media, NGOs, institutions, search engines. http://minsk.usembassy.gov/

Full-text search Site map Download Message board Try our mirror site for faster access. Site Content News ABOUT THE EMBASSY Section page Chief of Mission Staff and Functions Embassy Holidays ... Job Openings U.S.-BELARUS RELATIONS Section page Official Documents U.S. Assistance Democracy Grants ... U.S. Remembers CONSULAR SERVICES Section page U.S. Citizen Services Immigrant Visas Immigration: General Issues ... FAQs about Visas PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Section page Program Calendar Information Resource Center Press Center ... Alumni REGIONAL ISSUES Section page HIV/AIDS Trafficking in Persons Drug and Substance Abuse links U.S. Government International entities Human rights organizations International media Belarusian media NGOs institutions search engines ... more Always check the Public Diplomacy Calendar for cultural dates. Ambassador latest AMBASSADOR KROL’S REMARKS AT THE RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE THE SPORTING LIFE IN BELARUS RECENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES last 30 days U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND AWARDS $95,000 TO RENOVATE TUROV HOSPITAL AMBASSADOR KROL’S REMARKS AT THE MOGILEV REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY ON THE OCCASION OF THE DONATION OF NEW MATERIALS TO THE AMERICAN CORNER AMBASSADOR KROL’S REMARKS AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM U.S. JOINS EU IN CONDEMNING BELARUSIAN STATE TV BROADCAST ... AMBASSADOR KROL’S STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BELARUSIAN SERVICE OF RADIO LIBERTY . See also CONGRESSMAN LANTOS’S SPEECH ON 50 YEARS OF RFE/RL BROADCASTING SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: The U.S. Record 2003-2004

44. Council Of Ministers Of Republic Of Belarus General information on the government of belarus, list of members of the Cabinet, Ministries and other governmental entities. http://www.government.by/eng/sovmin/index.htm

Russian Official Site of the Government of Belarus Official Documents 220010, Belarus, Minsk, Dom Pravitelstva Prime Minister of Belarus: biography, speeches Status and Provisions on the Council of Ministers of Belarus Members of the Council of Ministers of Belarus. Ministry's addresses Current activities Bodies of State Administration : links

45. U.S. Embassy Belarus - Head Of USOSCE Says Government Actions Undermine Confiden The Belarusian government s crackdown on the independent press, the domestic observationeffort, and its own civil society call into question its intention to http://minsk.usembassy.gov/html/johnson_undermine.html

Statement on Belarus Delivered by Ambassador David T. Johnson to the Permanent Council All documents Related documents on the Elections Page Next document Previous document This site Home About the Embassy U.S.-Belarus Relations Consular Services ... Regional Issues Related sites U.S. Department of State Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights ( ODIHR Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE U.S. Mission to OSCE OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus Site tools Full-text search Download our site Site index U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Vienna,Austria August 23, 2001 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States shares the concerns that you and Mr. Duve have expressed with respect to the forthcoming elections in Belarus. We listened carefully this morning to our Belarusian colleague's presentation, but I must state candidly that we do not find it compelling. The late invitation and the visa denials to us constitute obstructions of ODIHR's observation efforts and are inconsistent with our common commitments made in Copenhagen and Istanbul. We call upon Belarus to cooperate fully with ODIHR's team now on the ground to issue visas to the two individuals who have previously been denied and to issue visas and accreditation rapidly to short-term observers.

46. IATP In Gomel The overall purpose of the Internet Access and Training Program (IATP) is to foster continued information sharing, network building, communication, and collaboration among alumni of ECA academic and professional exchange programs and other audiences identified by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in belarus, their American counterparts, US host institutions, and each other. The IATP provides a unique opportunity for alumni of ECA and US government sponsored exchange and training programs. http://www.gomel.iatp.by/

47. U.S. Embassy Belarus - U.S. Government Web Site About U.S.-Belarus Relations Message board. Try our mirror site for faster access. Site Content. . News. ABOUT THE EMBASSY. U.S.-belarus RELATIONS. CONSULAR SERVICES. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. REGIONAL ISSUES. links. U.S. government http://www.usembassy.minsk.by/

Full-text search Site map Download Message board Try our mirror site for faster access. Site Content News ABOUT THE EMBASSY Section page Chief of Mission Staff and Functions Embassy Holidays ... Job Openings U.S.-BELARUS RELATIONS Section page Official Documents U.S. Assistance Democracy Grants ... U.S. Remembers CONSULAR SERVICES Section page U.S. Citizen Services Immigrant Visas Immigration: General Issues ... FAQs about Visas PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Section page Program Calendar Information Resource Center Press Center ... Alumni REGIONAL ISSUES Section page HIV/AIDS Trafficking in Persons Drug and Substance Abuse links U.S. Government International entities Human rights organizations International media Belarusian media NGOs institutions search engines ... more Always check the Public Diplomacy Calendar for cultural dates. Ambassador latest AMBASSADOR KROL’S REMARKS AT THE RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE THE SPORTING LIFE IN BELARUS RECENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES last 30 days U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND AWARDS $95,000 TO RENOVATE TUROV HOSPITAL AMBASSADOR KROL’S REMARKS AT THE MOGILEV REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY ON THE OCCASION OF THE DONATION OF NEW MATERIALS TO THE AMERICAN CORNER AMBASSADOR KROL’S REMARKS AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM U.S. JOINS EU IN CONDEMNING BELARUSIAN STATE TV BROADCAST ... AMBASSADOR KROL’S STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BELARUSIAN SERVICE OF RADIO LIBERTY . See also CONGRESSMAN LANTOS’S SPEECH ON 50 YEARS OF RFE/RL BROADCASTING SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: The U.S. Record 2003-2004

48. Belarus, With Flags, Maps And Its People, Economy, Geography, Government, News A belarus information includes Anthems, Defense, Economy, Flags, Geography,government, Maps, News, Weather. government, belarus. Country http://www.countryreports.org/content/belarus.htm

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49. Belarus Profile: Government band onehalf the width of the red band; a white vertical stripe on the hoistside bears a Belarusian national ornament in red. government type republic. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/bo/Government

Supporter Benefits Signup Login Sources ... Pies Factoid #34 Finns are perhaps the world's greatest athletes, ranked first at summer olympics and third in winter games. Interesting Facts Make your own graph: Hold down Control and click on several. Compare All Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Top 100 Bottom 100 Bottom 20 Bottom 10 Bottom 5 All (desc) in category: Select Category Agriculture Crime Currency Democracy Economy Education Energy Environment Food Geography Government Health Identification Immigration Internet Labor Language Manufacturing Media Military Mortality People Religion Sports Taxation Transportation Welfare with statistic: view: Correlations Printable graph / table Pie chart Scatterplot with ... * Asterisk means graphable. Top Graphs Richest Most Murderous Most Populous Most Militaristic ... More Stats Categories Agriculture Background Crime Currency ... Welfare Regions Africa Asia Europe Middle East ... Belarus : Government Note: Click on the link to view the graph for each statistic. View this page with sources or definitions listed for each statistic Administrative divisions 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality * (harady, singular - horad); Brestskaya (

50. The Statehood Of The Republic Of Belarus. The Statehood of The Republic of belarus. The tradition of law and statehoodof belarus goes back to the very beginning of the middle ages. http://www.belarus.net/government.htm

The fox is aware of wolves and the lion is awre of traps. The real governor must be both: the fox - to avoid traps and the lion - to dwell out the wolves. Niccolo Mackiavelley. The Statehood of The Republic of Belarus. A brief excursion to history: Nowadays Belarus by the constitution aims to built a state by the following main principles: "The person is allowed to do everything, that is not forbidden by the Law; the state is not allowed to do everything that is not mentioned by the law as permitted." Below, we are willing to present you the news from all three powers of the Republic. Being out of the politics we do not give any comments. All news are taken from the "First hand". Unfortunately, some of them are not "hot" at all, but it's out of our power orbit. Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (in Russian) Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (in English) Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (in Belarusian) - Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (Draft) from President - ... A. LUKASHENKO in English) - Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (Draft) from President - A.

51. Background Notes Archive - Europe resources. government AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS belarus is making gradualprogress in establishing a democratic system. Under the http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/bgnotes/eur/belarus9603.html

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52. ABC Country Book Of Belarus - Government Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate, belarus Interactive Factbook GEOGRAPHY, Flag, Map,Geography,People, government, Economy, Transportation, Communications. http://www.theodora.com/wfb/belarus_government.html

Index Flag Geography People ... Feedback Belarus Names: conventional long form: Republic of Belarus conventional short form: Belarus local long form: Respublika Byelarus' local short form: none former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic Digraph: BO Type: republic Capital: Minsk Administrative divisions: 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk) note: the administrative centers of the voblastsi are included in parentheses Independence: 25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) National holiday: Independence Day, 27 July (1990) Constitution: adopted 15 March 1994; replaces constitution of April 1978 Legal system: based on civil law system Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (since 20 July 1994); election held June 24 and 10 July 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); Aleksandr LUKASHENKO 80%, Vyacheslav KEBICH 14%

53. Belarus 2001 - Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications T belarus 2001 Introduction Geography Population government Economy CommunicationsTransportation Military Issues Maps Flags. Support our Sponsor. http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/belarus/

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54. Belarus Information: Facts, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Flag And Bel section of MyTravelGuide. Facts, Geography, People, government, Flag, Economyand belarus Map. government, belarus. Country name conventional http://www.mytravelguide.com/guides-and-advice/fact-book/cia/Belarus.php

Friendly hotel experts by phone Hotels: Vacation Rentals: Europe: Home Flights Lodging Rental Cars ... World Map > Belarus This page provides up-to-date facts and statistical information on Belarus that can be helpful for travelers in their trip preparations. The following Belarus information can be found on this page: a Brief history Climate and Terrain Elevation extremes Natural hazards Population HIV Prevalance Ethnic Groups Spoken Languages Literacy National Holiday Legal System Economy Poverty level Currency Telelphone System Radio Stations Internet service providers Military Transnational Issues If you have a question about Belarus, you can ask it in the " Ask a Question " section of MyTravelGuide. Facts, Geography, People, Government, Flag, Economy and Belarus Map. Country List World Factbook Home The World Factbook Belarus Introduction Belarus Background: After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Geography Belarus Location: Eastern Europe, east of Poland

55. Belarus/Government - Encyclopedia Article About Belarus/Government. Free Access, encyclopedia article about belarus/government. belarus/government in Free onlineEnglish dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia. belarus/government. http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Belarus/Government

Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Belarus/Government Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Since his election in July 1994 to a 5-year term as Belarus The Republic of Belarus (be: , ru: ) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. Click the link for more information. 's first President Alexsandr Lukashenko Became President: July 20, 1994 Predecessor: None Date of Birth: August 30, 1954 Place of Birth: Kopys, Vitsebsk voblast Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko Click the link for more information. has consolidated power steadily in the executive branch through authoritarian means. He used a nondemocratic November 1996 referendum to amend the 1994 Constitution in order to broaden his powers and illegally extend his term in office. The new constitution has a popularly elected president who serves a 5-year term. The bicameral parliament consists of the 64-seat Council of the Republic and the 110-seat Chamber of Representatives. The president appoints the prime minister, who is the head of government. Administratively, the country is divided into six regions (provinces) or "voblasts". In October 2000, parliamentary elections occurred for the first time since the disputed referendum of 1996. According to OSCE/ODIHR, these elections failed to meet international standards for democratic elections. In particular the elections fell far short of meeting the minimum commitments for free, fair, equal, accountable and transparent elections. Following on from the flawed parliamentary elections, and based on the unrecognized 1996 constitution, Lukashenko announced early in 2001 that presidential elections would be held. International monitors noted sweeping human rights violations and nondemocratic practices throughout the election period, including massive vote counting fraud. These irregularities led the OSCE/ODIHR to find that these elections also failed to meet Belarus' OSCE commitments for democratic elections.

56. ACI Minsk. Belarus, Government Links Cons Only in Russian, a bit gloomy. Parliamentary Elections in belarus, Pros Our point of view. Cons Our point of view. government, http://aci.byelarus.com/InfoGuides/government.htm

Info Guides. Government. Last modified: March 25, 2004 checknewu("03/20/2003") Elections Government Law Military ... Taxes Dip Missions US Embassy in Belarus Pros: Big site, a lot of information, frequently updated. Cons: The useful info is hard to fish out. Design and layout probably could have been better. Belarus embassy in Washington Submitted by D. M. Cabrita Pros: Most interesting for consular information. Contains addresses for other belarusian embassies around the world. Cons: No belarusian language version. Elections Forums at TUT.BY Pros: Used to be BY-Net traffic point. All kinds of forums. Cons: Mainly scum and flood now. President 2001 Pros: Presidential elections potential candidates traffic point. Cons: Only in Russian, a bit gloomy. Parliamentary Elections in Belarus Pros: Our point of view. Cons: Our point of view. Government Council of Ministers Pros: Everything the Government has on the Internet, and even English version. Cons: Unfortunately the Government has not so much on the Net.

57. Belarus - Government, History, Population, Geography And Maps belarus has seen little structural reform since 1995, when LUKASHENKO Privatizationof enterprises controlled by the central government virtually ceased in 1996 http://www.worldrover.com/vital/belarus.html

Search the Net: History 100% Free Clip Art including world flags and 1000's more images and photos! Belarus source: CIA World Factbook 1998 Belarus Geography [Top of Page] Location: Eastern Europe, east of Poland Geographic coordinates: 53 00 N, 28 00 E Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States Area: total: 207,600 sq km land: 207,600 sq km water: sq km slightly smaller than Kansas Land boundaries: total: 3,098 km border countries: Latvia 141 km, Lithuania 502 km, Poland 605 km, Russia 959 km, Ukraine 891 km Coastline: km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime Terrain: generally flat and contains much marshland Elevation extremes: lowest point: Nyoman River 90 m highest point: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m Natural resources: forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas Land use: arable land: permanent crops: permanent pastures: forests and woodland: other: 21% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 1,000 sq km (1993 est.)

58. Belarus - Government Structure government Structure. belarus Table of Contents The Constitution.A new belarusian constitution was submitted to the Supreme Soviet http://countrystudies.us/belarus/41.htm

Government Structure Belarus Table of Contents The Constitution A new Belarusian constitution was submitted to the Supreme Soviet in three different versions before it was finally adopted on March 28, 1994, and went into effect on March 30, 1994. The new basic law declares the Republic of Belarus a democracy that operates on the basis of a diversity of political institutions, ideologies, and opinions, with all religions and creeds equal before the law. The official language is Belarusian, although Russian is retained as the language of interethnic communication. Belarus is declared a nuclear-free, neutral state. All persons are equal before the law and are to have their rights, legitimate interests, and freedom protected equally; suffrage is granted to citizens who have reached eighteen years of age. The state also pledges itself to create "the conditions for full employment." Belarus Table of Contents Source: U.S. Library of Congress

59. Belarus - GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS belarus s declaration of independence on August 25, 1991, did not stem from of Stalin svictims at Kurapaty led to demands for government accountability and http://countrystudies.us/belarus/38.htm

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Belarus Table of Contents Belarus's declaration of independence on August 25, 1991, did not stem from long-held political aspirations but from reactions to domestic and foreign events. Moscow's slow response both to the accident at the Chornobyl' power plant and to the discovery of mass graves of Stalin's victims at Kurapaty led to demands for government accountability and reform. Ukraine's declaration of independence, in particular, led the Belorussian SSR to realize that the Soviet Union would not last long. Independence nonetheless brought little or no change in the country's political structure. Prelude to Independence Problems of Democratization Government Structure The Constitution ... Belarus Table of Contents Source: U.S. Library of Congress

60. Columbus World Travel Guide - Europe - Belarus - History And Government World Travel Guide belarus - History and government - includesinformation on the constitution and politics. http://www.worldtravelguide.net/data/blr/blr580.asp

OAS_sitepage = URL + '/Europe/Belarus/HistoryandGovernment'; document.write('Research Belarus hotels at TripAdvisor'); Contact Addresses Overview General Information Passport/Visa ... Europe /Belarus BELARUS History and Government History: Belarus was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the 13th and 14th centuries. The Grand Duchy was united with Poland in the 1500s. Belarus then became part of the Russian Empire, following the dismemberment of Poland at the end of the 18th century. The Republic became part of the Soviet Union, after the Russo-German treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918, which ended World War I in Eastern Europe. Between 1941 and 1944, Belarus was occupied by German forces invading Russia; the region bore much of the brunt of the German occupation. An estimated two million people – including virtually the whole Jewish population – were murdered during this period. With the post-war settlement, Belarus returned to its former status as a Soviet republic but (uniquely among Soviet republics) was granted membership of the United Nations in its own right as a concession to Soviet requests for greater voting power at the assembly. The post-war Soviet era brought comparative prosperity to the Republic, as it became a major centre of manufacturing in the western USSR. Along with this came a sizeable Russian immigrant population, who now account for about one seventh of the total. Lacking the specific grievances that affected other Soviet areas, such as the Baltic republics, there was less pressure for reform during the Gorbachev era. The principal opposition formation, the Belarusian Popular Front, was formed in 1988, achieving some success at the elections to the (now disbanded) Congress of People’s Deputies in Moscow.

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