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Austerity: Cong word for boomerang...pelting on the return journey. Also, there can be little justification for the 77-year old foreign minister S M Krishna to undertake a four-day visit to Belarus and Turkmenistan on a commercial carrier. Read business stories in हिंदी | In this article: Rahul Gandhi, S M Krishna, Mumbai, New Delhi, Internet Explorer 6.0, Twitter, Sonia Gandhi, and Chennai |
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The Australian | September 11, 2009
Chavez purchases missiles from Russia
...one-billion dollar credit to finance the acquisition of its weapons. In addition to Russia, Chavez visited Iran, Libya, Syria, Algeria, Turkmenistan, Belarus and Spain. He returned home on Friday. From here you can use the Social Web...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, Venezuela, Moscow, United States, Joint venture, T-72, and T-90
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New Kerala | September 14, 2009
Sonia Gandhi sets an example, flies economy class to Mumbai
Gandhi s decision to fly economy class followed a similar act by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and an announcement by External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna that he would be undertaking official trips to Belarus and Turkmenistan. He...
In this article: Sonia Gandhi, S. M. Krishna, Pranab Mukherjee, Mumbai, Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar, and Turkmenistan
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Times of India | September 14, 2009
Practising austerity, Sonia Gandhi travels economy class
...economy class in a commercial flight. Krishna will go to Turkmenistan and Belarus on Tuesday on a commercial flight and will only take along three officials with him, official sources said. Earlier, his contingent used to have 20...
In this article: Sonia Gandhi, SM Krishna, Mumbai, Recession, Indian Air Force, and Jairam Ramesh
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In competitive austerity, Krishna too opts for economy class
...in a commercial flight. Krishna will go to Turkmenistan, the gas-rich Central Asian country, and Belarus Tuesday on a commercial flight and will only take along three officials with him, official sources said. The minister is normally...
In this article: S.M. Krishna, Recession, Embraer, Pranab Mukherjee, Mamata Banerjee, Kolkata, and New Delhi
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Centre Daily Times | September 11, 2009
Hugo Chavez wraps up 9-country tour in Spain
...by the U.S. Chavez arrived in Madrid late Thursday from Moscow. He has also visited Italy, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Libya, Algeria, Syria and Iran in recent days. Chavez last visited Spain in July 2008. That trip was mainly aimed at...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Spain, Madrid, Iberoamerican summit, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Moscow, Venezuela, and Dmitry Medvedev
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Financial Times | September 11, 2009
Chavez talks up large gas find off Venezuela
...private, Spanish leaders were appalled by the diplomatic risks of the Madrid visit at the end of a trip that included Turkmenistan, Belarus, Libya, Iran, Syria and Algeria - particularly since Mr Chavez's previous stop in Moscow culminated in...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, European Council on Foreign Relations, Latin America, Repsol, Spain, Madrid, Democracy, and Natural gas
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CNN | August 12, 2008
Georgia to leave alliance of ex-Soviet states - CNN.com
...reaction to halt in fighting » The CIS was created in 1991 and has included Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. Copyright 2008 CNN. All rights...
In this article: Commonwealth of Independent States, Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, Soviet Union, All rights reserved, Russia, Tbilisi, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan
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Krishna too takes to 'austerity', to fly in economy class
...with fewer staff. The Minister is scheduled to visit Turkmenistan and Belarus on Tuesday, but this time there would be no private jets and number of officers accompanying him would also be curtailed, sources said. There are normaly at...
In this article: Recession, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh, Mamata Banerjee, Kolkata, New Delhi, and India
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The Moscow Times | February 19, 2009
CIS Official Warns of Instability
...and that violent terrorist acts were inherently unpredictable, but economics play a large role. The CIS consists of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
In this article: Commonwealth of Independent States, Art therapy, Ideology, God, Sergei Lavrov, and Uzbekistan
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Belarus (Belorussia, Byelorussia) /ˈbɛləruːs/ (Беларусь, Russian: Беларусь or Белоруссия) is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno (Hrodna), Gomel (Homiel), Mahilyow (Mahiloŭ) and Vitebsk (Viciebsk). Forty percent of the territory is forested, and its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing.
Until the 20th century, the Belarusians lacked the opportunity to create a distinctive national identity because for centuries the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several ethnically different countries, including the Duchy of Polatsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the short-lived Belarusian People's Republic (1918–19), Belarus became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Byelorussian SSR.
Most of Belarus's population of 9.85 million reside in the urban areas surrounding Minsk and other oblast (regional) capitals. More than 80% of the population are native Belarusians, with sizable minorities of Russians, Poles and Ukrainians. Since a referendum in 1995, the country has had two official languages: Belarusian and Russian. The Constitution of Belarus does not declare an official religion, although the primary religion in the country is Russian Orthodox Christianity, the second most important is Catholicism. Both Orthodox and Catholic Christmas and Easter are officially respected as national holidays.
- Name:
- Belarus
- Capital:
- Minsk
- Language:
- Belarusian, Russian
- Largest City:
- Minsk
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Founding Date:
- July 27, 1990
- Formations:
- Completed
- Area:
- 80155
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $118.875 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 65th
- GDP (nominal):
- $60.288 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $6,233
- Time Zone:
- EET
- Currency:
- Belarusian ruble
- Demonym:
- Belarusian
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- BYR
- Country Calling Code:
- 375
- ccTLD:
- .by
- Anthem:
- My, Belarusy
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