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| The following are facts about the country of Belarus |
The following are facts about the country of Belarus that you should know
The etymology of the name belarusian is closely related to the term belaya rus, The name rus itself is often equated with the Latin form of the words russia and ruthenia, so belarusians are often referred to as white russia or white ruthenia.
The first use of the term white russia to refer to belarus occurred in the late 16th century by the englishman sir jerome horsey, known for his close contact with the royal courts of russia.
During the 17th century, tsarist Russia used the term white rus to describe the lands added from the grand duchy of Lithuania. The design of the flag consists of 2 main colors namely red and green accompanied by an ornament pattern placed on the side of the flagpole.
This national flag design was officially introduced in 2012 adapted from a design approved in a referendum in 1995. The design of the flag itself replaces the old flag design of belarus when the country was part of the soviet union Although there is no official interpretation for the color of the flag, the explanation given by president alexander lukashenko is that the red color on the flag symbolizes the freedom and sacrifice of the ancestors of the nation, while the green color symbolizes life.
Almost half or about 40% of the territory of Belarus consists of forests, this fact is also symbolized by the green stripe on the flag of the country.
The country is sometimes referred to as the lungs of europe, because of its countless forests, rivers and lakes. The belarusian national animal is the heaviest land mammal in the entire european continent, that is, the european bison. Bison are the largest land animals found only in the Americas and Europe.
Bison are horned mammals that live in groups, but unlike other groups of animals in general, bison herds usually group by gender and they will meet other groups when the mating season has arrived.
European bison mostly live in not too dense forests as well as on plains that are heavily overgrown with shrubs. The Belarusian ruble is the official currency used in the republic of belarus.
This currency is encoded with BYN. 1 Belarusian ruble if converted to the currency of our country has a value of about 5, 600 rupiah. Belarusian and Russian are considered the official languages of the country, but only about 10% of citizens use belarusian language in daily communication.
Most belarusians speak the trasianka language, which is a mixed language of Belarusian and Russian. The small number of native Belarusian speakers makes belarusian one of the endangered languages, according to UNESCO's list of vulnerable and endangered languages.
Under the rule of the soviet union, belarus was considered the silicon valley of the soviet union, since the country used to make 50% of the computers and computer parts of the soviet union.
Since the 1960s, belarusians have also been a center for software development and are responsible for having coined the term programmnoe obespechenie or software in russian. Despite its name as a republic, the country is considered a dictatorship, especially by the united states and many european countries.
Because since 1994, the country has been ruled by president alexander lukashenko. President Alexander Lukashenko is considered to have increased his presidential power so that he is considered a super president or dictator.
Lukashenko has been criticized by other European countries and the United States for political violence, human rights abuses and fraudulent elections that have been accused of causing him to be in power until now.
Although belarus is located in europe, the index of democracy of this country is very low. Freedom house calls belarus a non-free country. The index of economic freedom lists belarus as an oppressed country.
Reporters without borders listed belarus as a country of low press freedom in europe in 2013 and 2014. One of the economic struggles for belarus was its poor relationship with many european powers as well as the united states.
Travel bans and economic sanctions have been placed in the country in protest of Lukashenko's presidency. Because of that factor, many countries are unwilling to invest or trade with belarusians.
Based on its geographical location. Belarus, is the largest European country, which does not have access to the sea. Because the country is confined by land, the nearest coast of the country is approximately about 200 kilometers and is located on the territory of a neighboring country.
The geographical area of belarus is very flat. The highest mountain in belarus, is the dzyarzhynskaya mountain, with its highest point only about 346 meters above sea level. While the lowest point is in the nyoman river 90 meters above sea level.
Although belarus is a country without natural mountains, it has several mountains.
In the area near the soligorsk region, there are a large number of artificial salt mountains formed during the belarusian salt mining period. These mountains provide a unique view into the mining history of belarus.
The bialowieza forest in belarus is home to 800 european bison, the heaviest terrestrial animals in europe. This forest is included in the list of world heritage sites by UNESCO and the EU natura 2000 special area of conservation.
The country has a total of 88 world heritage sites designated by UNESCO. The belovezhskaya pushcha national park, which is a former ancient forest of Europe, is also one of the unesco world heritage.
This national park is the largest forest in belarus, whose area is three times the territory of the country of andorra.
The city of minsk is the city of eternity This city was once destroyed and on earth scorched on 18 occasions in the upheavals of european history, but it has always risen and rebuilt like the legend of the phoenix.
In the annals of history, on the historical record Minsk city is a green city with more than 844, 000 trees.
The city of minsk is also dubbed the city of heroes. The belarusian national library, dubbed the belarusian knowledge diamond is one of the most iconic buildings in the country. The library holds more than 9 million books and is one of the most visited landmarks of the city of Minsk.
The last DICTATORSHIP Country in Europe, This is the Country of Belarus!