A constituent republic of west-central European U.S.S.R. Colonized originally by Slavs, it was controlled at various times by Lithuania and Poland and became part of the U.S.S.R. in1922. Minsk is the capital. Population, 9, 942, 000.

• 白俄罗斯，白俄罗斯苏联欧洲部分中西部一个有选举权的共和国。最早为斯拉夫人的殖民地，在不同时期曾为立陶宛和波兰所统治，1922年成为苏联的一部分。明斯克为其首都。人口9，942，000