Republic of Belarus is a unitary democratic social law-governed state

Government type: presidential republic

President: Aleksand: Lukashenko

Capital: Minsk (1 million 836.8 thousand)

Population: 9 million 501.8 thousand

Major languages: Belarusian, Russian

Monetary unit: Belarusian ruble (Br)

Geography
Belarus is situated in the centre of Europe. Belarus provides the shortest transport communications connecting the CIS countries with the countries of Western Europe and has common borders with Poland, Baltic countries, Russia and Ukraine.

Climate and Weather
Belarus has a moderate continental climate, with cool humid winters and warm summers.
The weather in the Republic of Belarus has 4 clearly defined seasons:

Season	Months	Temperature
Autumn	September, October, November	t =-5 … +10°C
Winter	December, January, February	t = 0 … -20°C
Spring	March, April, May	t =-5 … +15 °C
Summer	June, July, August	t= +18 …+30 °C

Currency
Belarus’ national currency is Belarusian ruble. US dollar ($) and European Euro (€) are most widely spread currency in Belarus. A foreign citizen can exchange it at any bank or currency exchange office.