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At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts. In addition, Minsk has a special administrative status of the capital. History of Belarusian states can be traced far to Principality of Polatsk. ... Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (Lukashenka) (Belarusian: Алякса́ндар Рыго́равіч Лукашэ́нка, Russian: ) (born August 30, 1954) has been the President of Belarus since 1994. ... This is a list of people who have held the position prime minister for the European country of Belarus (Премьер-министр Республики Беларусь): Vyacheslav Kebich (1991 - 1994) Mikhail Chigir (1994 - 1996) Syargey Ling (1996 - 1997 ) Vladimir Yermoshin (1997 - 2001) Gennady Novitsky (2001 - 2003) Sergey Sidorsky (2003 - present) Category: ... Sergey Sidorsky (Belarusian: Сяргей Сідорскі (Syarhey Sidorski/Siarhiej Sidorski)) (born 1954) is the Prime Minister of Belarus. ... The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the bicameral parliament that governs the Eastern Europe country of Belarus. ... The Council of the Republic is the upper-chamber in Belarus bicameral parliament, the National Assembly. ... Under the 1996 Constitution, the House of Representatives (Palata Predstavitelei) is the lower house of the parliament of Belarus. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Elections in Belarus gives information on election and election results in Belarus. ... The elections for the position of president of Belarus took place on March 19, 2006. ... Under an arrangement with the former USSR, Belarus (known as Byelorussian SSR) was an original member of the United Nations. ... The Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus is the highest-tier court inside of Belarus and acts as the final court of review. ... The Constitutional Court of Belarus is one of the top-teir courts in the Eastern European country. ... This article describes the history of Belarus. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Minsk or Miensk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is the capital and largest city in Belarus with a population of 1,780,000 (2006 estimate}. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ...

Voblast (вобласць/вобласьць in modern Belarusian or vobłaść in Lacinka) is the major administrative subdivision in Belarus (see also "Oblast" article). It used to be translated as "province" or "region" in English. The recommended translation is the former one, because the latter may lead to confusion, since the minor administrative division of Belarus is called rajon (the word is translated as "district" in the administrative division sense and "region" in other senses) and the Belarusian word "рэгіён" is also translated as "region". The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: о́бласт) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... This article is about political regions. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ...

No.	Subdivision	Capital	Belarusian
1	Minsk (capital)		Мiнск
2	Brest Province	Brest	Брэсцкая вобласць
3	Homiel Province	Gomel	Гомельская вобласць
4	Hrodna Province	Hrodna	Гродненская вобласць
5	Mogilev Province	Mogilev	Магілёўская вобласць
6	Minsk Province	Minsk	Мiнская вобласць
7	Vitebsk Province	Vitebsk	Вiцебская вобласць

The current subdivision into voblasts is inherited from the subdivision of Belarus when it was part of the USSR. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Minsk or Miensk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is the capital and largest city in Belarus with a population of 1,780,000 (2006 estimate}. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Brest voblast is one of the administrative regions in the Republic of Belarus located in the south-west of Belarus bordering on Poland and Ukraine. ... Brest (Belarusian: ; Russian: , formerly Брест-Литовск (Brest-Litovsk); in Polish as Brześć Litewski, Brześć nad Bugiem or Brześć BiaÅ‚oruski; Lithuanian: Lietuvos Brasta (literally meaning shallows of Lithuania) is a city (population 290,000 in 2004) in Belarus close to the Polish border where the Western Bug and Mukhavets Rivers meet. ... Homiel Province (Gomel Province) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with a center in Homiel. ... Homyel (Belarusian Го́мель, transliteration: Hómyel; Russian: Го́мель, transliteration: Gómel) is the second largest city of Belarus, with a population of 481,000 (2005 estimate) and part of the Homyel Province. ... Hrodna Province (Grodno Province) is a province (voblast) of the Republic of Belarus located in its north-western part bordering on Poland and Lithuania. ... Hrodna (or Grodna, Horadnia, Harodnia) (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ; Lithuanian: ; Yiddish: ; German: ) is a city in Belarus. ... MahiloÅ­ Province (Mogilev Province) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with capital Mogilev. ... Mogilev, or MahiloÅ­ (Belarusian Магілёў (Mahilyow), Russian Могилёв (Mogilev, Mogilyov), Polish Mohylew or Mogilew) is a city in eastern Belarus, close to the border to Russia with about 300,000 inhabitants. ... Minsk Province is a province (voblast) of Belarus with capital Minsk. ... Minsk or Miensk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is the capital and largest city in Belarus with a population of 1,780,000 (2006 estimate}. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. ... Viciebsk Province (Vitebsk Province) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with capital Viciebsk. ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Towns in Belarus ...

Voblasts (and cities) are further subdivided into raions (usually translated as districts). See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ...

See also: ISO 3166-2:BY, the ISO codes for the voblasts of Belarus. ISO 3166-2 codes for Belarus. ...

Subdivisions of Belarus
Brest | Homiel | Hrodna | Mogilev | Minsk (voblast) | Minsk (city) | Vitebsk