Minsk is the capital of Belarus, a nation that borders Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, and the Ukraine. Minsk was the capital city of Byelorussian SSR during from 1919-1991. Situated on the Svaslach and Niamiha Rivers, Minsk is home to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a confederacy of twelve former soviet republics, founded in 1991. Minsk has a population of approximately 1.8 million residents.
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