Belarus
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Belarus is a country in eastern Europe. About eleven million people live there. Its capital is Minsk. It was part of the Soviet Union until 1991. The official languages are Belarusian and Russian. The leader of Belarus is Alexander Lukashenko.
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The Belarus Junior National Hockey Team defeated the Junior National team of the United States of America in Grand Forks, ND at the 2005 World Junior Championship in a non-title match-up. The US team underestimated the scoring abilities of the Belarus team, and was forced to pull goalie Cory Schneider in favor of Alvero Montoya after a Belarus score at 2:10 of the second period.
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