Belarus has been led by Alexander Lukashenka since 1994. Under Lukashenka's rule, economic and political reform has stalled and the government's human rights record has steadily deteriorated. Belarus is situated in the centre of Europe; it borders on Russia in the east, Ukraine in the south, Poland in the west, Lithuania and Latvia in the north. The main transit highways from the west to the east of Europe cross Belarus.
Belarus Travel Guide
Top Destinations in Belarus
Orsha, Belarus
Orsha is a city in Belarus in Vitebsk Region on the fork of the Dnieper and Arshytsa rivers.
Mahilyow, Belarus
Mogilev is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 kilometres from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km from the border with Russia's Bryansk Oblast... more
Brest, Belarus
Brest, formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk, is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish city of Terespol, where the Bug ... more
Pinsk, Belarus
Pinsk is a city in Belarus, in the Polesia region, traversed by the river Pina, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pripyat rivers. The region was known as the... more
