Russia–Belarus border

E641172

international border land border state border

The Russia–Belarus border is the international boundary separating the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, spanning hundreds of kilometers across Eastern Europe and serving as a key transit corridor between the two countries.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Belarus–Russia border	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international border ⓘ land border ⓘ state border ⓘ
approximateLengthInKilometers	about 1,239 ⓘ over 1,200 ⓘ
borderRegime	largely open ⓘ no regular passport control for Russian and Belarusian citizens ⓘ
cameIntoExistenceAsInternationalBorder	after dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 ⓘ
country1	Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
country2	Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ
crosses	forested areas ⓘ river valleys ⓘ rural regions ⓘ
governedBy	Russian border guard service on Russian side ⓘ State Border Committee of Belarus on Belarusian side NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBorderCrossingType	railway border crossings ⓘ river crossings ⓘ road border crossings ⓘ
hasCustomsRegime	simplified customs procedures for goods within Union State and EAEU rules ⓘ
hasDirection	runs roughly east–west in some northern sections ⓘ runs roughly north–south in its western sections ⓘ
hasIssue	limited access for third-country nationals due to lack of international checkpoints on some segments ⓘ
hasLanguage	Belarusian ⓘ Russian ⓘ
hasLegalFramework	regulated by bilateral agreements between Russia and Belarus ⓘ
hasNearbyMajorCity	Bryansk NERFINISHED ⓘ Gomel NERFINISHED ⓘ Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitebsk NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	internal administrative border of the Soviet Union before 1991 ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Europe ⓘ
memberOf	Eurasian Economic Union internal borders system NERFINISHED ⓘ Union State of Russia and Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Russia–Belarus relations NERFINISHED ⓘ Schengen external border for travelers transiting from Belarus to EU via Russia or vice versa (in practice for visa considerations) ⓘ borders of Belarus ⓘ borders of Russia ⓘ
relatedTo	Eurasian Economic Union freedom of movement principles ⓘ Union State treaty between Russia and Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ
securityCooperation	jointly monitored by Russian and Belarusian authorities ⓘ
separates	Republic of Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	important for energy transit between Russia and Europe via Belarusian pipelines ⓘ important for military cooperation between Russia and Belarus ⓘ
usedAs	key transit corridor between Russia and Belarus ⓘ major route for rail transport between the two countries ⓘ major route for road transport between the two countries ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

M-1 highway → endsAt → Russia–Belarus border ⓘ

Sozh → crossesInternationalBorder → Russia–Belarus border ⓘ

Belarus–Russia → hasComponent → Russia–Belarus border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belarus–Russia border

Usvyatsky District → locatedNear → Russia–Belarus border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belarus–Russia border