Geography of Belarus

Detailed map of Belarus
Average temperature in January (all numbers are in °C)[1]
Average temperature in July (all numbers are in °C)[1]
All-time temperature records in major cities of Belarus
Average precipitation in January (all numbers are in millimeters)[2]
Average precipitation in July (all numbers are in millimeters)[2]
Share of forests in rayons' (districts') area in Belarus.
  over 60%
  50–60%
  40–50%
  30–40%
  20–30%
  less than 20%
Satellite image of Belarus in December 2002.

Belarus is a landlocked, generally flat country (the average elevation is 162 meters (531 ft) above sea level) without natural borders, that occupies an area of 207,600 square kilometers (80,200 sq mi).[3][a] Its neighbors are Russia to the east and northeast, Latvia to the north, Lithuania to the northwest, Poland to the west, and Ukraine to the south.[3] Its extension from north to south is 560 km (350 mi), from west to east is 650 km (400 mi).[4]

  1. ^ a b Клімат // Беларуская энцыклапедыя [Belarusian Encyclopedia]. — Т. 18, ч. 2: Беларусь [Vol. 18, part 2]. — Мн.: Беларуская энцыклапедыя, 2004. — С. 41.
  2. ^ a b Клімат // Беларуская энцыклапедыя [Belarusian Encyclopedia]. — Т. 18, ч. 2: Беларусь [Vol. 18, part 2]. — Мн.: Беларуская энцыклапедыя, 2004. — С. 43.
  3. ^ a b Zaprudnik, Jan; Fedor, Helen (1995). "Belarus: Physical Environment". In Fedor, Helen (ed.). Belarus and Moldova: country studies (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 26–29. ISBN 0-8444-0849-2. OCLC 33359277. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise “National Cadastre Agency” of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.


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