I am amazed at just how many flag cards that i am receiving although a lot are swaps...today I have received one from a friend and swapper in Minsk Belarus..Thank you so much Alena for this nice flag card for my collection..love all the facts and figures on these cards..every card is an education.
Posted Minsk 26 March : Arrived Sydney 07 April : Traveled 12 days.. Thank you again Alena.
Greetings from BELARUS.:
BELARUS: covers an area of 207,595 KM2.
POPULATION: of Belarus is 9,498,700.
CAPITAL CITY of Belarus is Minsk.
LOCATED . Belarus is located in Eastern Europe.
UNIQUE TO BELARUS : Belovezhskaya Pushcha is the largest ancient forrest in Europe and occupies an area of 1,500 KM2.
NATIONAL PARK : Pripyat National Park .".Belarusian swamps" are called "The lungs of Europe" and sometimes referred to as The Belarusian Amazon.
FAMOUS : Zubr. The European Bison and Belarus has the world's largest population of European Bison's and are the heaviest mammals in Europe..
ARTIST : Mark Chagall ( 1887- 1985 ) world famous artist Chagall along with other famous artists was the founder of the world famous "School of Paris."
HISTORY.: Belarusian Partisan Movement WW II..were reputed to be the strongest resistance movement in Europe.
MEMORIALS :The "Khatyn Memorial" is the Poignant symbol of the huge tragedy of Belarusian people in WW II.
The "Brest Fortress" Memorial.Heroism commemoration of the defenders in 1941.
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