Since 1992, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus, has been working to assist the region in its transition to a broad-based, market-oriented democracy. While each of these countries' developmental challenges are unique, the Mission's programs are broadly focused on the areas of democracy and governance, economic growth, and social assistance.

The Republic of Belarus (Belarus) is located in eastern Europe. It borders Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Belarus is divided into six regions (oblast): Brest oblast, Vitebsk oblast, Gomel oblast, Grodno oblast, Minsk oblast and Mogilev oblast. The capital of Belarus is the city of Minsk, which is the biggest political, economic, scientific and cultural center of the country. In the first quarter of 2005 the Republic of Belarus' population was 9.78 million people.

The USAID Regional Mission representative office in Belarus is located in Minsk and can be contacted at:

46 Starovilenskaya Street
Minsk, Belarus, 220002
Tel: +375 17 210 1283
Fax: + 375 17 211 3032
http://belarus.usaid.gov
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