Ex. 6. Complete each sentence using a word derivationally related to the word given in brackets:

1. The Republic of Belarus occupies an ... geopolitical position in the centre of Europe (advantage). 2. The territory of Belarus is crossed by the shortest ways of . from central and . regions of Russia to West European countries, as well as between the Baltic and Black Seas (to communicate, east). 3. The distance from the state capital, Minsk, to capitals of the ... states are: to Vilnius 215 km, to Riga 470 km, to Warsaw 550 km, to Kiev 580 km, and to Moscow 700 km (neighbor). 4. The ... of Belarus' territory is 560 km from north to south and 650 km from west to east (long). 5. As for 1.01.2002, the . of the Republic of Belarus constituted about 9.99 million people with more than 100 ethnic groups (to populate). 6. Thirty ... types of minerals have been found in the territory of the country and more than 4 thousand mineral deposits, of which 600 are under . (differ, to exploit). 7. The climate . features are conditioned by the breath of the Atlantic Ocean (to specify). 8. The number of ... at enterprises and ... is 4.34 million people; of them, 1.14 million persons are employed in industries, and 0.51 million people in agriculture (to employ, to organize). 9. The Republic of Belarus consists of 6

regions which include 118 administrative districts and the City of Minsk. There are 110 towns and 108 ... with the status of a town (to settle).