[20010928]95-776_白俄罗斯：国家背景报告.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebBelarus at a GlanceLand Area: 80,154 sq. mi., slightly smallerthan Kansas.Population: 10 million (2000 estimate)Ethnic Composition: 77.9% Belarusian,13.2% Russian, 4.1% Polish and 2.9%Ukrainian.Gross Domestic Product (GDP): $12.67billion in 1999 (EIU estimate at marketexchange rate). Political Leaders: President: AleksandrLukashenko; Prime Minister: VladimirYermoshin; Foreign Minister: Mikhail Kvotsov;Defense Minister: Leonid Maltsev Sources: World Bank, International MonetaryFund, Economist Intelligence Unit.Order Code 95-776 FUpdated September 28, 2001Belarus: Country Background Report-name redacted- Specialist in European AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThis short report provides information on Belaruss history, political and economicsituation, human rights record, foreign policy, and U.S. relations with Belarus. It will beupdated when necessary.History Belarusians are descendants ofSlavic tribes that migrated into theregion in the ninth century. Thebeginnings of their development as adistinct people can be traced fromthe 13th century, when the Mongo