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___MASK73___ Region or ___MASK73___ Voblas or ___MASK73___ Oblast (" Minskaja voblas " " Minskaja oblastj ") is one of the regions of Belarus . Its administrative center is ___MASK73___ , although it is a separate administrative territorial entity of Belarus . As of 2011 , the region ' s population is 1 , 411 , 500 . ___MASK46___ , also officially known as the ___MASK11___ , was a state that existed from 1721 until it was overthrown by the short - lived liberal February Revolution in 1917 . One of the largest empires in world history , stretching over three continents , the ___MASK11___ was surpassed in landmass only by the British and Mongol empires . The rise of the ___MASK11___ happened in association with the decline of neighboring rival powers : the Swedish Empire , the Polish  Lithuanian Commonwealth , Persia and the Ottoman Empire . It played a major role in 1812  14 in defeating Napoleon ' s ambitions to control Europe , and expanded to the west and ___MASK62___ . ___MASK45___ ___MASK83___ or Hrodna ___MASK83___ is a ___MASK83___ ( raion ) ___MASK71___ ___MASK89___ ___MASK71___ Belarus . A landlocked state or landlocked country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land , or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas . There are currently 48 such countries , including four partially recognised states . Only two , ___MASK79___ and Paraguay in South America , lie outside Afro - Eurasia ( the Old World ). ___MASK73___ (; is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Belarus , situated on the Svislach and Nyamiha rivers . It is the administrative centre of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ). As the national capital , ___MASK73___ has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of ___MASK73___ Region ( voblast ) and ___MASK73___ raion ( district ). In 2013 , it had a population of 2 , 002 , 600 . The Commonwealth ___MASK71___ Independent States ( CIS ), also called the Russian Commonwealth ( to distinguish it from the British Commonwealth ___MASK71___ Nations ), is a regional organization formed during the dissolution ___MASK71___ the Soviet Union . Nine out ___MASK71___ the 15 former Soviet Republics are member states , and two are associate members ( Ukraine and ___MASK67___ ). Georgia withdrew its membership in 2008 , while the Baltic states ( ___MASK58___ , Lithuania and Latvia ) refused to participate . ___MASK27___ , officially the Republic ___MASK71___ ___MASK27___ , is a country in the Baltic region ___MASK71___ ___MASK59___ ___MASK86___ , one ___MASK71___ the three Baltic states . It is bordered by ___MASK58___ to the north , Lithuania to the south , Russia to the east , and Belarus to the southeast , as well as a maritime border to the west alongside Sweden . ___MASK27___ has 1 , 957 , 200 inhabitants and a territory ___MASK71___ . The country has a temperate seasonal climate . Vawkavysk ( Belarusian :  , Yiddish :   , Polish : Wokowysk ; names in other languages ) is one ___MASK71___ the oldest towns in southwestern Belarus and the capital ___MASK71___ the Vawkavysk district . It is located on the Wokowyja River , roughly 98 kilometres ( 61 mi ) from Grodno and 271 kilometres ( 168 mi ) from ___MASK73___ . Its population is estimated at 43 , 826 inhabitants . Vawkavysk was first unofficially mentioned in the Turov Annals in 1005 and this year is widely accepted as the founding year for Vawkavysk . At that time Volkovysk was a city - fortress on the border ___MASK71___ the Baltic and the Slavic ethnic groups . Since 12th century , Volkovysk was the center ___MASK71___ a small princedom . The Hypatian Chronicle mentions the city in 1252 . ___MASK100___ , officially the Republic ___MASK71___ ___MASK100___ , is a country in Central ___MASK86___ , situated between the Baltic Sea in the north and two mountain ranges ( the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains ) in the south . Bordered by ___MASK35___ to the west ; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south ; Ukraine and Belarus to the east ; and the Baltic Sea , ___MASK43___ Oblast ( a Russian exclave ) and Lithuania to the north . The total area ___MASK71___ ___MASK100___ is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in ___MASK86___ . With a population ___MASK71___ over 38 . 5 million people , ___MASK100___ is the 34th most populous country in the world , the 8th most populous country in ___MASK86___ and the sixth most populous member ___MASK71___ the ___MASK82___ . ___MASK100___ is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions , and its capital and largest city is Warsaw . Other metropolises include Kraków , Wrocaw , Pozna , Gdask and Szczecin . Eastern ___MASK86___ , also known as ___MASK18___ ___MASK86___ , is the eastern part of the European continent . There is no consensus on the precise area it covers , partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical , geographical , cultural , and socioeconomic connotations . There are " almost as many definitions of Eastern ___MASK86___ as there are scholars of the region ". A related United Nations paper adds that " every assessment of spatial identities is essentially a social and cultural construct ". ___MASK45___ or Hrodna (" Hrodna " see also other names ) is a city in western ___MASK5___ . It is located on the Neman close to the borders ___MASK71___ Poland and ___MASK19___ ( about and away respectively ). It has 365 , 610 inhabitants ( 2016 census ). It is the capital ___MASK71___ ___MASK89___ and ___MASK45___ District . ___MASK74___ or Polatsk is a historical city in Belarus , situated on the Dvina River . It is the ___MASK22___ of the Polatsk Raion in ___MASK47___ Voblast . Its population is more than 80 , 000 people . It is served by ___MASK74___ Airport and during the Cold War was home to Borovitsy air base . ___MASK19___ ( UK and US : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK19___ , is a country in ___MASK59___ ___MASK86___ . One of the three Baltic states , it is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea , to the ___MASK18___ of Sweden and ___MASK24___ . It is bordered by Latvia to the north , Belarus to the ___MASK18___ and south , Poland to the south , and ___MASK43___ Oblast ( a Russian exclave ) to the ___MASK70___ . ___MASK19___ has an estimated population of 2 . 9 million people , and its capital and largest city is Vilnius . Lithuanians are a Baltic people . The official language , Lithuanian , along with Latvian , is one of only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo - European language family . The Grand Duchy ___MASK71___ ___MASK19___ was a European state from the 13th century until 1795 . The state was founded by the Lithuanians , one ___MASK71___ the polytheistic Baltic tribes from Aukštaitija . Vakavysk ___MASK83___ is a ___MASK83___ ( rajon ) in ___MASK89___ of Belarus . ___MASK45___ / Hrodna Region (" Hrodzienskaja vobas " " Grodnenskaya oblast ") is one ___MASK71___ the regions ___MASK71___ Belarus . It is located in the northwestern part ___MASK71___ the country . ___MASK96___ ( tr . ) is a sovereign state in Eastern ___MASK86___ , bordered by Russia to the ___MASK18___ and northeast , Belarus to the ___MASK13___ , Poland and Slovakia to the west , ___MASK92___ , Romania , and Moldova to the ___MASK70___ , and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast , respectively . ___MASK96___ is currently in territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014 but which ___MASK96___ and most of the international community recognise as Ukrainian . Including Crimea , ___MASK96___ has an area of , making it the largest country entirely within ___MASK86___ and the 46th largest country in the world . It has a population of about 44 . 5 million , making it the 32nd most populous country in the world . The Polish  Lithuanian Commonwealth , formally the Kingdom ___MASK71___ Poland and the Grand Duchy ___MASK71___ ___MASK19___ , after 1791 the Commonwealth ___MASK71___ Poland , was a dualistic state , a bi - confederation , ___MASK71___ Poland and ___MASK19___ ruled by a common monarch , who was both the ___MASK75___ ___MASK71___ Poland and the Grand Duke ___MASK71___ ___MASK19___ . It was one ___MASK71___ the largest and most populous countries ___MASK71___ 16th - and 17th - century Europe . At its peak in the early 17th century , the Commonwealth spanned some and sustained a multi - ethnic population ___MASK71___ 11 million . The union was formalized by the Union ___MASK71___ Lublin in July 1569 , but the Crown ___MASK71___ the Kingdom ___MASK71___ Poland and the Grand Duchy ___MASK71___ ___MASK19___ were in a de - facto personal union since 1386 with the marriage ___MASK71___ the Polish queen Hedwig and ___MASK19___ ' s Grand Duke Jogaila , who was crowned ___MASK75___ " jure uxoris " Wadysaw II Jagieo ___MASK71___ Poland . The First Partition ___MASK71___ Poland in 1772 and the Second Partition ___MASK71___ Poland in 1793 greatly reduced the nation ' s size and the Commonwealth disappeared as an independent state following the Third Partition ___MASK71___ Poland in 1795 . The Principality ___MASK71___ Polotsk , also known as the Kingdom ___MASK71___ Polotsk or the Duchy ___MASK71___ Polotsk , was a medieval principality ___MASK71___ the Early ___MASK18___ Slavs . The origin and date ___MASK71___ state establishment is uncertain . The Russian chronicles mention Polotsk being conquered by ___MASK53___ the Great , and thereafter it became associated with the Rurik dynasty and Kievan Rus '. ___MASK5___ ( lat . ',      ), officially the Republic ___MASK71___ ___MASK5___ , formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia ( though this name is no longer used in ___MASK5___ itself , even in Russian language ), is a landlocked country in Eastern ___MASK86___ bordered by Russia to the northeast , Ukraine to the south , Poland to the ___MASK80___ , and Lithuania and Latvia to the ___MASK13___ . Its capital and most populous city is Minsk . Over 40 % ___MASK71___ its is forested . Its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing . Until the 20th century , different states at various times controlled the lands ___MASK71___ modern - day ___MASK5___ , including the Principality ___MASK71___ Polotsk ( 11th to 14th centuries ), the Grand Duchy ___MASK71___ Lithuania , the Polish  Lithuanian Commonwealth , and the ___MASK11___ . A raion ( also rayon ) is a type ___MASK71___ administrative unit ___MASK71___ several post - Soviet states ( such as part ___MASK71___ an oblast ). The term is from the French "" rayon "" ( meaning " honeycomb , department "), which is both a type ___MASK71___ a subnational entity and a division ___MASK71___ a city , and is commonly translated in English as " district ". ___MASK46___ ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in Eurasia . At , ___MASK46___ is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth ___MASK71___ the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth ___MASK91___ populous , with over 140 million people at the end ___MASK71___ March 2016 . The European western part ___MASK71___ the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % ___MASK71___ the population live in European ___MASK46___ . ___MASK46___ ' s capital Moscow is one ___MASK71___ the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , ___MASK10___ and ___MASK72___ .