Minsk – capital of Byelorussia is located on the Minsk height on both coast of the river Svisloch. The area of Minsk makes 256 km². The population about 2 million person. Minsk is broken into 9 city areas, includes 1 settlement of city type the Falcon. Minsk has the status of capital of the state, the charter, Flag, The arms and hymn.

The city shares on 9 administrative areas. According to census of 2000, the population has made 1680000 person.

Time: Central European, + 2 hours across Greenwich.

Minsk is located on a southeast slope of the Minsk height . It was formed during time of a congelation, last, reached this territory.

Near city passes a watershed of pools of the Baltic and Black seas. Through Minsk the river Svisloch into which within the limits of city feature six more small small rivers run proceeds. All of them concern to the Black Sea pool. The height above sea level within the limits of city changes from 184 up to 280 meters, that together with two lines of the river Svisloch causes a difficult lay of land.

Minsk – city with enough ancient history. For the first time Minsk is mentioned in annals in 1067. In 1974 to Minsk the rank of the city-hero, in commemoration of merits of its inhabitants in struggle against fascism has been appropriated during the second world war. At the moment in Minsk the executive committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the government and parliament of Byelorussia is located.

Being on crossing of strategic ways from the West on the East and from the North on the South, from Moscow to Warsaw and from Kiev to Vilnius, Minsk is the large transport center with several bus stations, the railway station, two airports (1 national) and a network of the underground.

In system of a uniform economic complex of Belarus in city the industry, a science, transport, management, the finance is advanced. The industry is submitted by the following directions: mechanical engineering, electronics, textiles, construction, the food-processing industry and others. Here work more than 300 enterprises. Densities of Minsk in the industry of the country makes more than 22 %.

In Minsk 34 higher educational institutions, including the Belarus State University, the Belarus State Polytechnical Academy, the Minsk State Linguistic University. Besides in city 28 average special educational institutions, 258 comprehensive schools, more than 500 preschool establishments operate.

Minsk – the largest center of a science and technology. 164 research establishments, including the National Academy of sciences here work.

Minsk is known for the cultural component. 16 museums, including the National art museum, the Museum of a history and culture of Belarus, the Museum of a history of Great Domestic war work. 11 theatres, including State Russian drama and Belarus academic theatres, National opera and ballet theatre. Besides in city there are 20 cinemas, 139 libraries. Are issued about 300 magazines and more than 700 newspapers.

But no dry language of statistics can transfer beauty and originality of this city. Look better...

Most through r. Svisloch in Old city	Palace of sports	The March, 8 square
Island of memory and grief		J.Kolasa's square
Kind on F.Skoriny avenue from a square. Independence	Cinema "October"	Masherov avenue
Masherov avenue	The October square	Palace of Republic (the October square)
Recreation center of Trade unions (the October square)	Old city	The Belarus academy of music
Railway station (new building)	The Belarus academy of arts	National academic Big opera and ballet theatre
Square opposite to Sedyh street	Falls opposite to Sedyh street

Masherov avenue.

Kind from hotel ' Belarus '.

Square Mihajlovsky.

Kind on street Moscow.

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