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• Frontispiece
• St. George, patron saint of Belarus, and antique Moldovan rug
• Foreward
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Introduction
• Figure 1. Belarus and Moldova: Geographic Setting, 1995
• Chronology of Important Events
• Country Profile
• COUNTRY
• GEOGRAPHY
• SOCIETY
• ECONOMY
• TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
• NATIONAL SECURITY
• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• Figure 2. Belarus, 1995
• Early History
• Figure 3. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania at Its Greatest Extent, Early Fifteenth Century
• Belorussia, Poland, and Catholicism
• The Partitions of Poland
• Figure 4. Russian and Prussian Acquisition of Belarusian Territory in the Partitions of Poland, 1772-95
• Early Belorussian Nationalism
• World War and Revolution
• Figure 5. Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR), 1923
• Belorussian Territory under Poland
• World War II
• Stalin and Russification
• Perestroika
• Independent Belarus
• PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
• Topography and Drainage
• Climate
• Environmental Concerns
• POPULATION AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION
• Population Characteristics
• Figure 6. Population of Belarus by Age and Gender, 1990
• Ethnic Composition
• LANGUAGE, RELIGION, AND CULTURE
• Language
• Figure 7. Belarusian Language in the Family of Slavic Languages
• Religion
• Culture
• EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND WELFARE
• Education
• Health
• Welfare
• Housing
• THE ECONOMY
• Government Policy
• Privatization
• Agriculture
• Figure 8. Economic Activity in Belarus, 1995
• Industry
• Mining
• Energy
• Labor Force
• Banking and Finance
• Transportation and Telecommunications
• Figure 9. Transportation System of Belarus, 1995
• Foreign Economic Relations
• Exports
• Imports
• Joint Ventures
• GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
• Prelude to Independence
• Problems of Democratization
• Government Structure
• The Constitution
• National Government
• Figure 10. Government Organization of Belarus, 1995
• Local Government
• Figure 11. Administrative Divisions of Belarus, 1995
• 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
• Appendix A. — Tables
• Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors
• Table 2. Belarus: Births and Deaths, 1987-90
• Table 3. Belarus: Agricultural Production, 1990-93
• Table 4. Belarus: Production of Selected Industrial Commodities, 1990-93
• Table 5. Belarus: Freight Turnover, 1990-93
• Table 6. Belarus: Trade with Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union, 1992 and 1993
• APPENDIX B. – Belarus and Moldova
• THE MINSK AGREEMENT
• PREAMBLE
• ARTICLE 1
• ARTICLE 2
• ARTICLE 3
• ARTICLE 4
• ARTICLE 5
• ARTICLE 6
• ARTICLE 7
• ARTICLE 8
• ARTICLE 9
• ARTICLE 10
• ARTICLE 11
• ARTICLE 12
• ARTICLE 13
• ARTICLE 14
• APPENDIX C. – Belarus and Moldova
• THE ALMA-ATA DECLARATION
• PREAMBLE
• THE DECLARATION
• Agreement on Councils of Heads of State and Government
• PREAMBLE
• ARTICLE 1
• ARTICLE 2
• ARTICLE 3
• ARTICLE 4
• ARTICLE 5
• ARTICLE 6
• ARTICLE 7
• Agreement on Strategic Forces
• PREAMBLE
• ARTICLE 1
• ARTICLE 2
• ARTICLE 3
• ARTICLE 4
• ARTICLE 5
• ARTICLE 6
• Agreement on Armed Forces and Border Troops
• PREAMBLE
• THE AGREEMENT
• APPENDIX D. – Belarus and Moldova
• DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
• PROCLAIMS SOLEMNLY,
• SO HELP US GOD!
• BIBLIOGRAPHY – Belarus (Belarus and Moldava)
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• GLOSSARY – Belarus (Belarus and Moldova)