Belarus - A Country Study
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Introduction
Chapter 1. Belarus
Country Profile
GEOGRAPHY
SOCIETY
ECONOMY
TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
NATIONAL SECURITY
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Early History
Belorussia, Poland, and Catholicism
The Partitions of Poland
Early Belorussian Nationalism
World War and Revolution
Belorussian Territory under Poland
World War II
Stalin and Russification
Perestroika
Independent Belarus
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Climate
Environmental Concerns
POPULATION AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION
Ethnic Composition
LANGUAGE, RELIGION, AND CULTURE
Religion
Culture
EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND WELFARE
Health
Welfare
Housing
THE ECONOMY
Government Policy
Privatization
Agriculture
Industry
Mining
Energy
Labor Force
Banking and Finance
Transportation and Telecommunications
Foreign Economic Relations
Exports
Imports
Joint Ventures
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Prelude to Independence
Problems of Democratization
Government Structure
National Government
Local Government
Political Parties
The Media
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Russia
United States
Ukraine
Poland
Lithuania
Latvia
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Armed Forces
Ground Forces
Air Force
Manpower, Education, and Training
Expenditures
Nuclear Weapons
The Defense Industry
The Commonwealth of Independent States
Russian Troops
Internal Security
Crime
Human Rights
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