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  Flag of Belarus
The current national flag of Belarus was adopted on June 7, 1995 and approved by referendum replacing a different design that had served since independence from the Soviet Union.
The newer flag is similar to the 1951 flag of Byelorussian SSR used when it was part of the Soviet Union, with the omission of the hammer and sickle.
The former flag of Belarus was devised by the Belarus National Republic, and was based off the colors of the Republic's coat of arms, which had a white horseman on a red background.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/f/fl/flag_of_belarus.html   (172 words)

  
  Flag of Belarus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The current flag is a modification of the 1951 flag used while the country was a republic of the Soviet Union.
The flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted by decree on 25 December 1951
The earliest flag was plain red, and was used in 1919 during the existence of the Lithuanian-Byelorussian SSR.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Belarus   (2411 words)

  
 Flag of Belarus - The Encyclopedia
The current flag is a modification of the 1951 flag used while the country was a republic of the Soviet Union.
The flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted by decree on 25 December 1951
The flag was used on the uniforms of the Belarusian hockey players and was used as a banner image behind the players during the playing of the national anthems.
www.the-encyclopedia.com /description/Flag_of_Belarus   (2452 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flag of Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Byelorussian SSR on December 25, 1951.
Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of the Czech Republic is the same as the flag of the former Czechoslovakia.
The national flag of Belarus stands for the state sovereignty of Belarus, represents the rectangular panel which is consisting of two is horizontally located color strips: top - red color of width in 2/3 and bottom - green color in 1/3 width of a flag.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Flag-of-Belarus   (5231 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1951 to 1991]] The flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted by decree on 25 December1951
The earliest flag was plain red, and was used in 1919 during the existence of the Lithuanian-Byelorussian SSR.
In a bit of irony, the anthem that was paired with the flag was the Hymn of the Soviet Union.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Flag_of_Belarus   (2219 words)

  
 Belarus - Flag Legislation
The national flag of Belarus stands for the state sovereignty of Belarus, represents the rectangular panel which is consisting of two is horizontally located color strips: top - red color of width in 2/3 and bottom - green color in 1/3 width of a flag.
The national flag of Belarus can be lifted also at ceremonies and other solemn undertakings which are carried out by the state and public bodies, the enterprises, the organizations and establishments, during national, labor, family holidays and in other memorable days.
The flag lifted during mourning on a flagstaff, is lowered a little for 1/3 lengths of a flagstaff.
www.fotw.net /flags/by_law.html   (1305 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Belarus declared independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1990, and became a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991.
Belarus is a republic governed by a President and a bicameral Parliament or Natsionalnoye Sobranie.
Belarus borders Poland and Lithuania on the west, Russia on the east, Ukraine on the south and Latvia on the north.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Belarus   (907 words)

  
 Belarus - Presidential Flag
With the arms of Belarus that Željko sent, I was able to composite a flag Isaw on Ukrainian television by a local outlet here, of the Belarus presidential flag, which I saw on his car on the tv footage.
The flag is in a ratio of 5:6, defaced with the Belarus Coat of Arms on it.
One the normal national flag (red-green with ornaments), second is the national flag with the Coat of Arms in gold in the middle.
www.atlasgeo.net /fotw/flags/by-pres.html   (670 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The other eight countries, Austria, Belarus, France, Germany, Latvia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Ukraine played in a preliminary round in two pools.
The winners of those pools, Belarus and Germany, advanced to the final round with the other six.
The biggest surprise of the tournament was Belarus, 0-3-0 in Group D play, knocking off 3-0-0 Sweden in quarterfinal play.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ice-hockey-at-the-2002-Winter-Olympics   (4380 words)

  
 Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The National Flag of the Republic of Belarus is a rectangular banner, the ratio of height to length is 1:2.
The National Flag of the Republic of Belarus is a rectangular color cloth consisting of two longitudinal stripes: red upper stripe and green lower stripe that are two-thirds and one-third of the flag width respectively.
The BY national flag is defined as the soviet era BSSR flag minus the golden hammer anc sickle, and therefore the colors are medium green, white and medium red (a.k.a scarlet, alyi~ in Russian).
flagspot.net /flags/by.html   (2265 words)

  
 Belarus - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Originally part of Kievan Rus, Belarus was part of the Polish Lituanian Commonwealth until the Polish Partitions in the 18 th.
Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration.
In Belarus, there is a big institute and lots of funding for studying the after effects of the Chernobyl disaster, which happened in 1986 in a nuclear power plant on the Ukraine-Belarus border, in the food chain.
wikitravel.org /en/Belarus   (1798 words)

  
 Flag of belarus
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www.encounter-belarus.com /Belarus-Activities/flag-of-belarus.html   (164 words)

  
 Belarus, Olga Korbut
Belarus borders Poland in the west, Lithuania in the northwest, Latvia in the north, Russia in the northeast and east, and Ukraine in the south.
The territory of Belarus is 78 thousand square miles (which is about the territory of Great Britain or the State of Arizona) populated by 10.2 mln.
From 1919 until 1991 Belarus was a part of USSR as one of 15 republics.
www.olgakorbut.com /belarus.htm   (248 words)

  
 Belarus Flag - World Flags 101 - Belarusian Flags
The left side of the Belarusian flag features a vertical white stripe with red borders and red diamond shape ornaments inside of it, which is a traditional Belarusian pattern.
This flag is very similar to the flag used when Belarus was a part of the Soviet Union, although it doesn't have the sickle and hammer emblem.
Belarus was recognized as an independent country from the Soviet Union in 1991.
www.worldflags101.com /b/belarus-flag.aspx   (312 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Timeline: Belarus
1986 - Belarus is heavily affected by the fall-out from the nuclear explosion at Chernobyl in neighbouring Ukraine.
National referenda result in a new flag almost identical to that of the former Soviet republic, and the restoration of Russian as an official language.
Belarus' observer status in the Council of Europe is suspended.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1118391.stm   (822 words)

  
 Chernobyl Children's Project International
Belarus is located in the center of Europe, bordered by Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.
Belarus was the object of new focus recently when the OSCE and the United States criticized their October 2004 Parliamentary elections and a referendum to extend the term limits of President Aleksandr Lukashenka.
* The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus.
www.ccp-intl.org /belarus.html   (447 words)

  
 flag of Belarus - The Tatars flags
This flag is listed under number 101 at the chart "Flags of Aspirant Peoples" [asp] as : " Ak-Rusya Tatar (Tatars) - Belorussia." - Horizontal white-red-white with white crescent and star in red stripe, shifted to the hoist.
Therefore it is not to exclude the existence of Tatars in Belarus...
According to Basau and Kurkou [bku94], this is flag of Belarusian Association of Tatars-Muslims "Al Ketab" (Belaruska Zhurtavannya Tatarau-Musulman "Al Ketab").
www.flagsflagsflags.net /flags/by-tatar.php   (307 words)

  
 Buy Belarus Flag
Flag of Belarus is red over green (1:2) with white stripe along the mast (1/9 length).
The National Flag of the Republic of Belarus is a rectangular banner, the ratio of height to length is 1:2.
That was the color of the victorious standards of the Belarussian regiments that defeated crusaders at Grunewald, and was the color of the battle flags of the Red Army divisions and Belarussian guerrilla detachments that liberated the country from fascist invaders and their henchmen.
www.international-flags.net /buy-online/belarus   (280 words)

  
 flag of Belarus - State Aviation Committee Flag flags
From what this reads: Flag size is 75x150 cm, which it is in 1:2 ratio.
From the left side (hoist) of the flag, a red isosceles triangle is placed.
The red is not defined, but I am taking a guess it is the same color of red used on the national flag of Belarus The middle of the triangle should be even with the middle of the hoist.
www.flags-of-the-world.net /flags/by_sca.html   (229 words)

  
 Belarus - Gurupedia
In English, Belarus and Belarusian are the common terms: they refer to the historical connection with the people known as Rus' that predated Russians, Ukrainians or Belarusians.
At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts and one municipality (horad, i.e., "city"); the latter one is the capial of Belarus.
Belarus is an independent country in Eastern Europe.
www.gurupedia.com /b/be/belarus.htm   (643 words)

  
 A Chronicle of Scouting in Eastern Europe: Belarus
Belarus is the former Soviet Socialist Republic of Belorussia which was part of the USSR before its collapse.
In december 1991, Belarus became a founder member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
The Association of Belarussian Guides is working on its Chernobyl project to raise awarness of the ongoing problems resulting from the disaster and to encourage associations in other countries to welcome groups of Belarussian children in order to give them a healthy break in a "clean" environment.
www.pinetreeweb.com /rtn-bela.htm   (602 words)

  
 Belarus - Military Flags   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The entire flag is at a 2:3 ratio, unlike the national flag being at a 1:2 ratio.
The inscription is "Armed Forces (of) Republic of Belarus", and it is official emblem of Armed Forces of Belarus.
Officially, the finial of Belarus state flag and president flag is rhombus with a star in the centre.
flagspot.net /flags/by^.html   (531 words)

  
 Belarus - State Aviation Committee Flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
From what this reads: Flag size is 75x150 cm, which it is in 1:2 ratio.
From the left side (hoist) of the flag, a red isosceles triangle is placed.
The red is not defined, but I am taking a guess it is the same color of red used on the national flag of Belarus The middle of the triangle should be even with the middle of the hoist.
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/by_sca.html   (220 words)

  
 Belarus - Historical Flag (1918,1991-1995)
The white in the flag is an allusion to the name of the country - 'White Russia' (or 'White Ruthenia').
The old Bielorussian colours have always been the white and red and in fact the flag of the first independent government of a "Byelorussian People's Republic" (in exile in Vilnius from 1919-1925) was a white flag with a red horizontal band of red, the central red stripe being bordered by a thin fl stripe.
The white-red-white flag was official during the National Republic, which lasted only nine months (March-December 1918), before the occupation of the country by the Soviets.
www.fotw.net /flags/by_1991.html   (573 words)

  
 National Flag of Belarus
This illustration of the Belarus Flag is available for immediate download as a single flag or as part of a complete set of international flags.
Two sizes for each country flag are available: one in the official proportions as specified by the particular country and one in a standardized 3:5 ratio.
Both the EPS and WMF versions are vector based graphics allowing you to print high resolution flags at any size from as small as a postage stamp to as large as a billboard.
www.flagart.com /flags/belarus.htm   (443 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Country profile: Belarus
In early 2005, Belarus was listed by the US as Europe's only remaining outpost of tyranny.
Belarus is an important transit route for Russian gas supplies to parts of Europe.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has described Belarus as one of the 10 "worst places to be a journalist".
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1102180.stm   (876 words)

  
 Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Flag of Belarus is red over green (2:1) with white stripe along the mast (1/9 length).
All flags, and other decors with Belarus flag (on team suits, bus) look like that with red line on hoist is on all flags - vertically and normaly hanged.
The flag is a plain red background, with two small green stripes on the top and bottom.
www.netlinkit.dk /FOTW/flags/by.html   (2116 words)

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