Welcome the Center of Europe

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Minsk
2003
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Welcome to the Center of Europe
the 14th International Biology Olympiad Minsk
2003
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Territory 207.7 sq. km.
Population
10 mln. people
Location
Eastern part of Europe
Borders with
Poland, Lithuania
Latvia, Russia and Ukraine
Capital Minsk, about 2mln. people Language
Belarussian and Russian Time GMT2
hours Currency Belarussian roubles
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Climate moderate continental,
with mild and humid winter
and warm summer
Nature the relief is mainly
flat and hilly,
the highest point is only 345 m above sea level.
36 of the territory are woods, 45 -
agricultural use.
There are more than 20 000 rivers and brooks
and 11
000 lakes in Belarus.
6.1 of the country is treated as specially
protected natural territories.
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Beautiful Nature!
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Wonderful autumn
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1 1800 Belarus Roubles
1 1700 Belarus Roubles
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
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How to come!
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Capital of Belarus
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Outstanding place to learn!
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We are in the center of Europe!
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Faculty of Biology
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Faculty of Biology
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Museum of Zoology
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Botanical Garden
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How wonderfull the world is!
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Practical Tasks
Laboratory 1 Plant anatomy and
physiology Laboratory 2 Zoology and
systematics Laboratory 3 Microbiology and
biotechnology Laboratory 4 Genetics
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Welcome to Minsk in 2003!
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