1. The Republic of Belarus occupies an advantageous geopolitical position in the centre of Europe. 2. The territory of Belarus is crossed by the shortest ways of communication from central and eastern regions of Russia to West European countries, as well as between the Baltic and Black Seas. 3. The distance from the state capital, Minsk, to capitals of the neighbouring states are: to Vilnius 215 km, to Riga 470 km, to Warsaw 550 km, to Kiev 580 km, and to Moscow 700 km. 4. The length of Belarus' territory is 560 km from north to south and 650 km from west to east. 5. As for 1.01.2002, the population of the Republic of Belarus constituted about 9.99 million people with more than 100 ethnic groups. 6. Thirty different types of minerals have been found in the territory of the country and more than 4 thousand mineral deposits, of which 600 are under exploitation. 7. The climate specific features are conditioned by the breath of the Atlantic Ocean. 8. The number of employees at enterprises and organizations is 4.34 million people; of them, 1.14 million persons are employed in industries, and 0.51 million people in agriculture. 9. The Republic of Belarus consists of 6 regions which include 118 administrative districts and the City of Minsk. There are 110 towns and 108 settlements with the status of a town.
The weather was bad. There was no sun in the sky. Beth woke up late in the morning. She didn’t want to leave the bed. She stayed in her bed for some time. But Beth was hungry. She wanted something to eat. She made herself to get up, and went to the bathroom. She washed and cleaned her teeth. Beth went to the kitchen and had her breakfast. After breakfast she thought how to spend her day. Suddenly the telephone rang. Her friend Tom phoned. Tom said he had two tickets to the theatre and he invited her to go and see the play. Beth thanked him and agreed to go to the theatre.
I will take tomorrow a bath.