Geography of Belarus

Published on and written by Cyril Jarnias

A landlocked country in the heart of Eastern Europe, Belarus is often reduced to a vast, cold plain covered in forests. Behind this cliché, the geographical reality is much more nuanced: a crossroads of river basins, a mosaic of marshes, glacial lakes, ancient forests, and intensively farmed agricultural land, the Belarusian territory closely intertwines natural environments, agricultural uses, environmental issues, and a strategic position between Russia and the European Union.

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Belarus is characterized by a plain with subdued relief, lacking significant natural barriers. Its territory features a developed hydrographic network, varied soils, vast agricultural and forested spaces, as well as wetlands. The climate is continental. The country faces environmental constraints, including a legacy of radioactive pollution, and possesses a particular geopolitical dimension linked to its open geography.

A plains country at the heart of the continent

Belarus spans 207,600 km², approximately 2% of Europe’s total area. The country lies between latitudes 51° and 57° North, and longitudes 23° and 33° East, with a geographical center near 53°N and 27–28°E. Its shape is relatively compact, slightly wider from west to east (650 km) than from north to south (560 km).

Belarus has no coastline. It is bordered by five states: Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its land borders total approximately 3,600 km, drawn almost exclusively across gentle relief and marshy plains, without mountain ranges or impassable rivers.

Relief: A low country, shaped by glaciations

The Belarusian territory rests upon the great plain of Northeastern Europe. Approximately 70% of its area lies below 200 meters in altitude. Hills and plateaus occupy the remaining third, but these are never proper mountains. The highest point, Dzyarzhynsk Hill (Dzyarzhynskaya Hara or Mount Dzyarzhynskaya), reaches only 345–346 meters in altitude. The lowest point lies in the Neman River valley, around 80–90 meters above sea level.

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Percentage of Belarusian territory whose waters flow towards the Black Sea basin, separated from the Baltic basin by the Belarusian Ridge.

To the south, the terrain gradually slopes down towards the great marshy plain of Polesia (or Polesie), a vast complex of wetlands traversed by the Pripyat and its tributaries. This region of very low altitude, barely undulating, represents nearly one-third of the national area.

A pivotal position between the Baltic and Black Seas

Belarus’s location within two major hydrographic basins – the Baltic and Black Seas – has historically made the country a privileged transit space between Central Europe, Russia, and Ukraine. Rivers like the Dnieper, Pripyat, Neman, and Daugava (Western Dvina) have served as natural corridors for trade, but also for armies.

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The absence of significant natural barriers (mountains, major defensive rivers) explains the historical recurrence of invasions from the east and west. This geography makes the Belarusian territory a bridge and a potential battlefield between Russia and Western Europe.

A dense hydrographic network: rivers, streams, and lakes

Belarus is distinguished by an abundance of surface water. Approximately 10,800 to 20,800 rivers and streams – depending on the length threshold considered – crisscross the territory, for a total length near 90,000 km. To this are added some 11,000 lakes, dozens of which exceed 1 km².

Major river basins

The country belongs to two major hydrographic systems.

On one side, the Black Sea basin, drained mainly by the Dnieper and its major tributary the Pripyat, covers just over half of the territory. On the other, the Baltic basin gathers the waters of the Neman, Daugava (Western Dvina), Western Bug, and their tributaries.

The main watercourses are summarized in the table below.

River / StreamTotal Length (km)Length in Belarus (km)Final Basin
Dnieper~2,145~666–700Black Sea
Pripyat~761~495–500Dnieper → Black Sea
Sozh~648~493Dnieper → Black Sea
Berezina~613613 (entirely within country)Dnieper → Black Sea
Neman~937~459Baltic Sea
Daugava / Western Dvina~1,020~328Baltic (Gulf of Riga)
Western Bug~831~150–170Baltic (Vistula)
Viliya / Neris~510~276Neman → Baltic

The Dnieper is the longest river flowing through the country. Born in the Valdai Hills in Russia, it travels nearly 700 km in Belarus before forming the border with Ukraine. Its basin (via the Pripyat, Berezina, Sozh) covers about 64,000 km² within the country. The Pripyat, which drains Polesia, meanders through an immense marshy floodplain, sometimes dozens of kilometers wide.

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Belarus is traversed by several major rivers connecting it to neighboring regions. In the northwest, the Neman rises near Minsk, flows through Lithuania and Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast before emptying into the Baltic Sea. Farther north, the Daugava flows through the country before reaching the Gulf of Riga. Finally, the Western Bug runs along part of the border with Poland, thus integrating Belarus into the river system of Central Europe.

Belarusian rivers generally have a mixed water supply, primarily from precipitation (rain and snow). They experience a marked spring flood during snowmelt, followed by summer and autumn low water, with occasional rises in level during thunderstorms. Most freeze over in winter for 80 to 140 days, with ice thickness potentially reaching several dozen centimeters.

The glacial lakes of the north

The northern part of the country, sometimes nicknamed the “land of lakes”, concentrates most of the large lake bodies, of glacial origin. These water bodies formed 15,000 to 20,000 years ago, during the melting of the Valdai Ice Sheet.

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This is the area in square kilometers of Lake Narach, the largest lake in the region.

These lakes are mostly shallow (40% are less than 5 m deep), but some stand out for their depth: Lake Dolgoje (Doŭhaje) reaches over 53 m and features marked thermal stratification in summer. The water, generally fresh and low in minerals, warms to 18–20°C at the surface during the warm season, while ice covers them for four to five months in winter.

Canals and inland navigation

Even though the country lacks maritime access, its hydrographic network has been partially developed for navigation and timber floating. As early as the 19th century, major canal projects linked different basins: the Dnieper-Bug Canal thus connects the Pripyat (and therefore the Dnieper) to the Bug, offering a symbolic link between the Black Sea and the Baltic. The Augustów Canal, largely located in Poland but partly connected to the Neman, extends these connections.

Today, approximately 2,500 km of navigable waterways are officially recorded, but their use is limited by the low average depth and seasonal variability of flow. They serve mainly local traffic, some bulk freight transport (materials, timber), and tourist activities, notably canoeing-kayaking on rivers like the Svisloch or Islach.

Temperate continental climate and regional gradients

Belarus lies in a zone of humid continental climate with a moderate summer (Köppen classification Dfb). It is midway between the oceanic influence of the Atlantic and the more continental regimes of Russia, with no marked relief to act as a barrier. The result is an intermediate climate, sometimes called “hemiboreal”: cold winters, fairly warm but not excessive summers, well-distributed rainfall, frequent snow.

Temperatures and seasons

National average temperatures are around −4 to −6 °C in January and 17–19 °C in July. Winter typically lasts from early December to late February or early March, with persistent snow cover for three to four months, longer in the east than in the west.

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Climatic gradients in Belarus, although modest, are noticeable. In the west, Brest, under Atlantic influence, experiences slightly milder winters with January temperatures around -2 to -3°C. In the northeast, Vitebsk records colder winter averages, between -5 and -8°C. In summer, July maximum temperatures generally range from 23 to 26°C across the territory but can reach around 30°C during heatwaves.

The shoulder seasons are quite short. Spring is rapid and often muddy, following the rhythm of snowmelt. Autumn shifts within a few weeks from a still mild “Indian summer” to gray, rainy, and foggy days, with the first snows possibly appearing as early as November.

Precipitation, humidity, and snow

Average annual precipitation varies from 550 to 700 mm depending on the region, with a maximum recorded at Navahrudak (nearly 770 mm). About 70% of this rain falls between April and October, in the form of convective showers in summer and rain fronts in spring and autumn. Winter brings both snow and freezing drizzle.

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Number of foggy days per year in cities like Minsk or Navahrudak, due to high relative humidity.

Snow cover generally persists for over 100 days, exceeding 120–130 days in eastern areas. Average depths range from 15 to 30 cm but can be significantly higher during intense snowfall events.

A climate already altered by warming

Climate records show significant warming over several decades, particularly pronounced in winter. For the period 1989–2018, the average annual temperature exceeded the 1961–1990 norm by about 1.3 °C. The warmest years on record date to the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

This trend translates into a decreasing duration of snow cover, an increased frequency of droughts, and a decrease in average wind speed. Climate projections for the end of the century, according to different emission scenarios, anticipate an additional rise of 1 to 5 °C, accompanied by an intensification of some extreme precipitation events and a reduction in snowpack.

Forests, meadows, and wetlands: a mosaic of natural environments

Approximately 93% of Belarus’s land surface is covered by natural or semi-natural vegetation: forests, marshes, meadows, heaths. Forest occupies nearly 40–43% of the territory (about 8.8 million hectares in 2020), and its area has tended to increase since the mid-20th century after significant decline in previous centuries.

Forests: from northern conifers to southern hardwoods

The forest structure is roughly divided between coniferous forests in the north and center, and more deciduous woodlands in the south. The main tree species are Scots pine (about 50% of the forest stock), spruce (10%), black alder (8%), oak (over 3%), gray alder, birch, and aspen.

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Forest management is primarily public, with the state owning all forested areas as of 2015. About 16% of naturally regenerating forests are located within protected areas. These forests belong to the Sarmatic mixed forests and Central European plains ecoregions, characterized by the coexistence of conifers and deciduous trees.

The most emblematic forest is the Białowieża Forest (Belovezhskaya Pushcha), an ancient lowland primary forest shared with Poland, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. It hosts a significant population of European bison and rich wildlife: red deer, wild boar, elk, lynx, brown bear, numerous birds of prey, and rare forest birds.

Meadows and marshes

Meadows represent about 15% of the territory, one-third being still of natural type, two-thirds having been improved or cultivated. They are frequently located in valley bottoms, floodplains, and formerly marshy areas.

Wetlands have profoundly marked the country’s history. At the beginning of the 20th century, nearly 40% of Belarusian territory consisted of marshes and peatlands (about 8 million hectares). Major drainage campaigns, especially between the 1960s and 1990s, transformed more than half of these environments into agricultural or forest land.

2,500,000

Approximately 2.5 million hectares of wetlands remain in Belarus today.

Polesia and the Pripyat Marshes: the wet heart of the country

The Polesia region, centered on the Pripyat basin, constitutes the largest wetland in the whole of Central-Eastern Europe. The famous Pripyat Marshes (or Pinsk Marshes, Polesian Marshes) form a labyrinth of rivers, oxbow lakes, peat bogs, floodplain forests, and islands, stretching from Brest to Mogilev and up to the outskirts of Kyiv.

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This marshland complex extends about 480 km from west to east and 225 km from north to south. Until the 20th century, it constituted a major natural obstacle, difficult for armies to cross, forcing them to go around or use rare elevated routes. Although drainage works and river channelization have reduced its impenetrable character, this region remains unique on a European scale.

Belarusian Polesia concentrates an exceptional share of the country’s biodiversity. The region’s forests, wet meadows, and peatlands host almost all amphibians and reptiles recorded in the country, about 80% of bird species, and over half of mammal species. One finds globally threatened species such as the corn crake, ferruginous duck, greater spotted eagle, lesser spotted eagle, and especially the aquatic warbler – over 60% of whose global population is believed to breed in these marshes.

The Pripyat floodplains host each spring hundreds of thousands of ducks, waders, and other migratory waterbirds, making the region a major site on the migratory routes linking Northern Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean basin.

Soils and agricultural geography

Soil structure and land use constitute another essential aspect of the country’s geography in Belarus. While the country does not benefit from the famously ultra-fertile “chernozems” (black earth) of Ukraine and southern Russia, it nevertheless has significant agricultural potential, developed under a largely collectivist and state-run model.

Land distribution: an agriculture / forest duality

2018 estimates indicate that approximately 43.7% of the country’s surface is devoted to agriculture. Within this total, arable land represents about 27.2% of the national area, permanent meadows 15.9%, and permanent crops (orchards, plantations) barely 0.6%. Forests occupy 42.7% of the territory. Built-up areas, infrastructure, wasteland, and other categories share the remainder.

Thus, the landscape is strongly structured by the alternation of large forest blocks and cultivated belts, with regional nuances: the oblasts of Brest and Grodno, in the west, combine good agricultural land and significant forest cover, while the regions of Polesia and the north are more marshy or lake-rich.

The following table summarizes this approximate distribution of land use.

Type of Land UseShare of National Area (≈ 2018)
Agricultural Land (total)43.7 %
– of which arable land27.2 %
– of which permanent crops0.6 %
– of which permanent pastures15.9 %
Forests42.7 %
Other (built-up, roads, wasteland)13.6 %

Within agriculture, cropland occupies over half of the utilized area. Nearly 60% of these arable hectares are devoted to fodder production for cattle and pig farming; the rest is allocated to commercial or food crops such as potatoes, cereals (wheat, barley, rye, triticale, corn), sugar beet, or flax.

Soil types and erosion problems

From a pedological viewpoint, the country is divided into three major “eco-pedological” provinces: north, center, and south, each characterized by different soil associations based on glacial and post-glacial deposits (moraine, loess, loess-like formations, peat, fluvio-glacial sands, etc.).

2,600,000

Area of arable land already eroded or threatened by erosion in Belarus, out of a total of over 4 million hectares affected.

Among these lands, nearly 556,500 hectares are considered actually eroded, of which about 480,000 hectares are cultivated. Runoff (water) erosion accounts for about 84% of cases, while wind erosion (deflation) accounts for about 16%. Associated annual losses are significant: 10 to 15 tons of soil per hectare can be washed away, along with 150–180 kg of humus and several kilograms of key nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium). Yields can drop by 5% to 60% on severely degraded soils.

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Vitebsk Oblast has the highest proportion of agricultural land degraded by erosion in Belarus.

Chemical and radioactive soil pollution

Beyond erosion, other forms of degradation affect soil quality. Accelerated mineralization of drained peat releases carbon and causes land subsidence. In some areas, chemical pollution from urban or road sources (hydrocarbons, heavy metals like cadmium, zinc, lead) contaminates several tens of thousands of hectares, notably around cities, roads, and landfills.

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The Chernobyl accident in 1986 left a lasting mark on Belarusian soils. Approximately 70% of the cesium-137 fallout settled on the territory, particularly in the southeast (regions of Gomel and Mogilev, and part of Polesia). Nearly one-fifth of the national area, primarily agricultural land and forests, was contaminated to varying levels.

At least 7,000 km² of soil have cesium-137 concentrations exceeding 15 curies per km². In total, about 248,700 hectares of land (slightly over 1% of the country) were withdrawn from economic use due to radioactivity, including 265,400 hectares of abandoned fields in the Polesia region alone. Annual agricultural production losses linked to Chernobyl are estimated at several tens of millions of dollars, not including the colossal costs of containment and decontamination which, on the scale of the national economy, amount to hundreds of billions of dollars.

To manage this situation, specialized institutes, such as the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences, have developed methodologies for radiological mapping and monitoring of agrochemical properties. Specific agronomic practices (use of cesium binders, adapted crops like rapeseed) are used to limit the transfer of radionuclides into the food chain.

Agrarian structure and agricultural land uses

The agricultural geography of Belarus is not limited to natural aspects alone. It depends heavily on a land tenure and economic organization inherited from the Soviet era and largely maintained since independence.

Land ownership and production organization

The basic principle is the public ownership of land. Approximately 95% of agricultural land belongs to the state and can only be leased, not sold. Large farms – successors to kolkhozes and sovkhozes – dominate the landscape: in 2023, there were nearly 1,500 agricultural organizations, controlling about 90% of cultivated land and producing just over three-quarters of the total agricultural value.

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This is the share, in percentage, of total agricultural production provided by small household farms despite their limited area.

Private agricultural plots are generally limited to 1 hectare per household, and only a fraction (about 5% of agricultural land) has been fully transferred into private ownership. In terms of landscape structure, this translates into a broad spatial continuity of large cultivated blocks, punctuated by a scattering of small individual plots around villages.

Crops and livestock: spatial complementarity

Agricultural production is roughly split half between crops and livestock, with a slight predominance of animal production (just over 53% of agricultural value in 2023). Dairy cattle farming holds a central place: about 1.4 million cows produce nearly 7.8 million tons of milk per year, a significant share of which is exported (over $250 million worth of dairy products). Beef, pork, and poultry meat also represent an important part of exports.

Main Plant Crops in Belarus

Overview of the area and production of main plant crops in Belarus, with data illustrating their importance in the agricultural landscape.

Potato

Production of about 4 million tons.

Cereals (wheat, barley, rye, triticale, corn)

Notable production: over 2.4 million tons of wheat and over one million tons of corn.

Sugar Beet

Production of about 4.8 million tons, mainly for sugar.

Rapeseed

Production of about 900,000 tons.

Flax

A dominant crop among others.

Cultivated Area

Approximately 5.76 million hectares sown with various crops in 2023.

On a global level, Belarus ranks high for some specialized products: 3rd producer of flax, 4th of rye, vetch, and triticale, 8th of cranberries, 10th of buckwheat, 11th of sour cherries and lupin, 14th of sugar beet, and 21st for potatoes. A large part of these crops concentrate in the most fertile regions of the west (Brest, Grodno) and around Minsk.

The table below illustrates the geographical contribution of certain regions to the value of agricultural production.

Region / OblastShare of Agricultural Production Value
Minsk≈ 26.2 %
Brest + Grodno (west)≈ 40.7 % (combined)
Other regions (Gomel, Mogilev, Vitebsk)≈ 33 % combined

This distribution reflects the conjunction of more fertile soils, well-developed infrastructure, and strong agro-industrial management in the west and center of the country.

Public support and management of agricultural space

Since the mid-1990s, Belarusian authorities have implemented five-year agricultural development programs focused on food security and exports. Until the 2000s, the sector was massively subsidized: a Deputy Prime Minister estimated in 2008 that agriculture was supported to the tune of 60% of its production value, a level far above that observed in many countries. Support has since been reduced but remains substantial (around 20–30% of agricultural value, levels close to those of the European Union).

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The agricultural sector benefits from several forms of public support: reduced taxation (single agricultural tax of about 2%), loans with negative real interest rates, debt write-offs, subsidized insurance, administered prices for some inputs (fuel, electricity), and public investment in equipment. This policy maintains a tight network of large collective farms and a high level of intensification in cultivated areas, thereby shaping the rural landscape.

Protected areas, biodiversity, and ecosystem services

The biological richness of Belarus stems as much from its large ancient forests as from its marshes, meadows, and lakes. The country has gradually expanded its network of protected areas, which covered about 7.6% of the territory in 2001 and over 1.8 million hectares in 2018, distributed among one biosphere reserve, four national parks, several hundred regional and local reserves, and nearly 900 natural monuments.

Major national parks and biosphere reserve

The five major protected entities of national rank are:

National Parks and Reserves of Belarus

Discover the main protected natural areas of Belarus, home to unique ecosystems and preserved landscapes.

Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park

Primeval forest designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, shared with Poland in the west of the country.

Braslav Lakes National Park

In the northwest, protects a string of glacial lakes with characteristic landscapes.

Narochansky National Park

Located around Lake Narach, north of Minsk, famous for its large lake and aquatic ecosystems.

Pripyatsky National Park

In the floodplain of the Pripyat in the south (Gomel region), a wetland of major importance.

Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve

In the north of the country, protects a broad gradient of ecosystems: forests, marshes, and meadows.

Alone, these sites represent over 400,000 hectares (approximately 2% of the territory), to which are added many protected wetlands in Polesia (Prypyatsky Park, Polesia Radioecological Reserve, Almany Marsh Reserve, Zvanets Marsh, etc.). Several of them are recognized as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention or integrated into the pan-European “Emerald” / Natura 2000 network.

Biodiversity and emblematic fauna

The country’s vascular flora numbers nearly 1,500 species, complemented by about 450 species of mosses, 2,000 algae, and 1,500 fungi. The forested and wetland environments of Polesia alone host 96% of the higher plant species recorded in Belarus. The fauna includes about 76 species of terrestrial vertebrates and some 300 bird species, many of them migratory.

Iconic and Threatened Species

Presentation of remarkable fauna and protection programs in Belarus, including mammals, birds, and plants listed on the national red list.

Iconic Large Mammals

European bison, lynx, brown bear, wolverine, elk, deer, and wild boar.

Rare and Threatened Birds

Black and white storks, cranes, threatened dragonflies and waders.

Species Protection

The national red list includes many endangered plants and animals, subjects of specific protection programs.

The wetlands of Polesia play a key role in carbon storage, flood regulation, water purification, and drinking water supply (they notably provide a large part of the drinking water for neighboring Ukraine). Their drainage has released significant amounts of CO₂; conversely, rewilding projects implemented over the past decade aim to restore tens of thousands of hectares of degraded peatlands, with a potential emission reduction of around 1.5 million tons of CO₂ per year if 200,000 hectares are re-flooded.

Contemporary environmental challenges

The geography of Belarus is today inseparable from several major environmental challenges, which interact with the physical characteristics of the territory.

Legacy of Chernobyl

As mentioned earlier, the radioactive contamination of the southeast of the country has profoundly altered land use. Vast areas in the Gomel and Mogilev regions were evacuated or subjected to usage restrictions. Entire forests, marshes, and agricultural lands are now included in the Polesia Radioecological Reserve, where human presence is very limited.

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The exclusion of humans from the zone has paradoxically allowed the return of abundant wildlife. However, the long-term management of these territories remains complex, needing to reconcile health risks, economic losses, and the development of regulated ecotourism.

Atmospheric and industrial pollution

Industrialization and the use of fossil fuels long raised air quality problems, to the point that Belarus was among the countries with the highest rates of deaths linked to air pollution in the early 2010s. The more widespread introduction of natural gas, the closure of some outdated facilities, and strengthened regulations have, however, led to a notable improvement in the situation, estimated at nearly 50% reduction according to some international estimates.

Climate change and pressure on environments

The warming already observed and projections of increasing temperatures and rainfall variability are disrupting the hydrological balances of a country highly dependent on snow and marshes for its river flow. Decreasing snow cover duration, increasing summer droughts, and more frequent peatland fires (especially in degraded and dried-out areas) are warning signs.

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Fires, like those that occurred in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, disperse radioactive particles. Furthermore, infrastructure projects, notably the E40 waterway, risk degrading these ecosystems through dredging works, the construction of a dam, and the modification of flood regimes.

A space structured by transport and transit

Even though the main focus is physical and agricultural geography, it is impossible to neglect how transport networks overlay the relief, rivers, and natural regions of Belarus.

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Nearly 75% of containerized rail traffic between China and Europe transits through Belarus.

The major road and rail axes concentrate around Minsk, a true central node located at the meeting point of several natural regions (lake district to the north, pine forests to the east and west, agricultural plains to the south). This centrality reinforces the capital’s role as an administrative, economic, and logistical pivot, but it also increases urban pressure on the surrounding landscapes.

Conclusion: a geography of borders and transitions

The geography of the country in Belarus is characterized above all by continuity: that of a vast plain without sea or mountains, punctuated by moderate hills, thousands of rivers and lakes, forests and marshes. Yet, behind this apparent homogeneity, gradients of latitude, soils, vegetation cover, and human history outline a space of transitions.

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This zone constitutes a major geographical and ecological interface, marked by climatic transitions (maritime in the west to continental in the east), topographic transitions (marshes of the south to lake hills of the north), and land use transitions (ancient forests versus intensive fields). It also presents extreme contrasts between prohibited radioactive zones and national parks open to tourism. Economically, a heavily managed agriculture coexists with remarkable biodiversity and wetlands of European importance.

This geography, far from neutral, weighs on the country’s political and economic choices, its environmental vulnerabilities as well as its assets – an energy and logistics corridor between Russia and the European Union, a reservoir of biodiversity, a “green lung” hosting forests and marshes still relatively preserved. Understanding Belarus, therefore, means accepting to read in its flat landscape a terrain of complex issues, at the intersection of nature, agriculture, geopolitics, and climate.

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