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Europe > Belarus > Geography

BELARUSIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Kansas
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Kansas
Area > Land 207,600 sq km [82nd of 236]
    (per capita) 21.025 sq km per 1,000 people ... [74th of 201]
Area > Total 207,600 sq km [90th of 248]
    (per capita) 20.75 sq km per 1,000 people ... [76th of 193]
Area > Water 0 [183rd of 237]
    (per capita) 0 [220th of 225]
Capital city with population Minsk - 1,666,000
Climate
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
Coastline 0 [242nd of 249]
    (per capita) 0 [207th of 230]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Nyoman River 90 m
Europe > Area 207,600 km² [12th of 38]
Forested Land 45.3% [48th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 53 00 N, 28 00 E
Geography > Note
landlocked; glacial scouring accounts for the flatness of Belarusian terrain and for its 11,000 lakes
Irrigated land 1,310 sq km [82nd of 185]
    (per capita) 134.708 sq km per 1 million peo [97th of 173]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; Wikipedia: Area and population of European countries ; FAO

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Belarus, Republic of Belarus, Respublika Byelarus', byelarus

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