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As the capital of a newly independent country, Minsk quickly acquired the attributes of a major city. Embassies were opened, and a number of Soviet administrative buildings became government centres. During the early and mid-1990s, Minsk was hit by an economic crisis and many development projects were halted, resulting in high unemployment and ...
capital — Minsk; city of regional subordinance (Belarusian: горад абласнога падпарадкавання; Russian: город областного подчинения) — urban locality with a population of not less than 50,000 people; it has its own body of self-government, known as Council of Deputies (Belarusian ...
Belarus is the only European country still using capital punishment, having carried out executions in 2011. [198] LGBT rights in the country are also ranked among the lowest in Europe. [199] In March 2023, Lukashenko signed a law which allows using capital punishment against officials and soldiers convicted of high treason. [200]
Pyershamayski District or Pieršamajski District [2] (Belarusian: Першамайскі раён; Russian: Первомайский район) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after May Day, also known as International Workers' Day. [3] As of 2023, it has a population of 231,906. [1]
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Minsk District (Belarusian: Мінскі раён; Russian: Минский район) is a district of Belarus in Minsk Region. The administrative center is the capital Minsk, which is administratively separated from the district and region. [1] As of 2024, it has a population of 274,990. [1] The most populous town in the district is Zaslawye.
A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number of cruise ship passengers arriving in Juneau starting in 2026, though a prominent critic of the ...
Belize City was the capital of Belize's predecessor, British Honduras. Berlin Germany: Europe: Bonn was the capital of West Germany and remained the seat of government for reunified Germany until 1999, and is still the primary seat of six ministries. See also Capital of Germany. Bern (de facto) Switzerland: Bishkek Kyrgyzstan: Asia: Bissau ...