Belarus
53 00 N, 28 00 E
lowest point: Nyoman River 90 m
highest point: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m
total: 2,900 km
border countries: Latvia 141 km, Lithuania 502 km, Poland 407 km, Russia 959 km, Ukraine 891 km
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forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay
arable land: 26.77%
permanent crops: 0.6%
other: 72.63% (2005)
soil pollution from pesticide use; southern part of the country contaminated with fallout from 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chornobyl' in northern Ukraine
Temperate continental climate.
Required clothing
Medium- to heavyweights in winter. Waterproofs are advisable throughout the year.
time difference: UTC+2
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
