Belarus is the largest landlocked country in Eastern Europe. Belarus is officially known as the Republic of Belarus and was formerly known as Byelorussia or Belorussia. The Capital of Belarus is Minsk and it is the most populous and largest city of the country. Belarus has a population of about 9.5 millions. The major official language in the country is Russian and Belarusian and the major religion in the country is Christianity.
Belarus covers a total land area of 207,600 square kilometers. It is surrounded by the countries like Russia to the eastern and northeastern side, Latvia towards its northern side, Lithuania towards its northwestern side, Poland towards the western side and Ukraine towards the southern side. The country is heavily forested and consists of many rolling hills and rivers. The most significant hill in the country is Dzyarzhynskaya Hill, which lies at the highest point
Belarus was ruled and inhabited by Slavs, Mongols and Lithuania. Belarus became the part of Russian Empire during 1772-1917. Poland and Russia also ruled Belarus alternatively during 19th century. After the Russian revolution, Belarus was declared as Belarusian People’s Republic. But during the Polish-Soviet war of 1919-1921, almost half of the territory of Belarus was lost to Poland. During World War II the German army fully occupied Belarus. In 1945, Belarus became
The climate of Belarus is moderately continental. The winters of Belarus are cold, snowy and humid, summers are warm and autumns are damp. The average temperature during the winter goes down to -6° Celsius and the average temperature during the summer rises up to 18° Celsius. The average rainfall of Belarus is 550-700 mm.
The transportation facility of Belarus is very developed. Railway transportation system is very popular and convenient. Apart from that there are various public transportation systems like trams, trolleybuses, buses and taxis. As Belarus is a small country, no regular domestic flights are available in Belarus. However the national airport in Minsk connects the capital of Belarus with many countries all over the world.
Studying medical education especially MBBS in General medicine in Belarus is getting popular day by day. Medical universities in Belarus offer high quality of education with all modern techniques and world class equipments in the laboratories. The fee structure is affordable in the medical college of Belarus and the cost of living is also not high. The degrees provided by the medical universities of Belarus are recognized by Medical Council of India (MCI)