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Links to Belarusian government executive, legislative, and judicial sites; law and political party sites. For a Library of Congress resource on Belarusian law, consult the Belarus section of the Guide to Law Online, at the Global Legal Information Network site. For census information about Belarus and other FSU or former Soviet-bloc countries see also The Census Online: Internet Census Resources for Eastern Europe and the FSU.



Constitution Finder. Belarus (http://confinder.richmond.edu/country.php)
In Russian and English. From the University of Richmond, Virginia.

Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus (http://www.government.by/eng/sovmin/)
Official site of the government of Belarus. In Russian, Belarusian, and English; most information in Russian and Belarusian.

Governments on the WWW: Belarus (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/by.html)
Presents a collection of Web sites related to the government of Belarus, including sites on national institutions, political parties, political information, and tourist information.

National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus (http://law.by)
A major resource for Belarusian law, legislation, and legal information, with links to official government sites. In English and Russian.

Electionworld.org / Elections around the world (http://www.electionworld.org)
A database on national elections, including the results of the latest elections, with links to parliaments and political parties. Select "Belarus" from the drop-down menu. [link changed to below] Politics of Belarus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Belarus)
Links to the information on independence; the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; political parties and election results; speech, assembly, media, and opposition parties, related links, and more. From Wikipedia.

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Belarus (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-b/belarus.html)
Online directory of key leaders of foreign governments. Follows transliteration systems generally agreed upon by U.S. Government agencies, except in cases in which officials have stated a preference for alternate spellings of their names.

U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2007: Belarus (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100549.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Belarus.html)
Links to detailed chronologies, files of national anthem, details of administrative divisions, and more.

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