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Republic of Belarus
  • Рэспубліка Беларусь (Belarusian)
  • Республика Беларусь (Russian)
Anthem: 
Дзяржаўны Гімн Рэспублікі Беларусь
Dziaržaŭny Himn Respubliki Bielaruś

(English: "State Anthem of Belarus")
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Location of Belarus (green)

in Europe (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Minsk
53°55′N27°33′E / 53.917°N 27.550°E / 53.917; 27.550
Official languages
Recognized minority language
Ethnic groups
(2019)[1]
Religion
(2011)[2]
Demonym(s)Belarusian
GovernmentUnitarypresidentialrepublic under an authoritariandictatorship
Alexander Lukashenko (disputed)[3][4]
Roman Golovchenko[5]
LegislatureNational Assembly
Council of the Republic
House of Representatives
Formation
987
10th century
1236
9 March 1918
25 March 1918
27 July 1990
• Independence from USSR
25 August 1991
15 March 1994
17 October 2004
Area
• Total
207,595 km2 (80,153 sq mi) (84th)
• Water (%)
1.4% (2.830 km2 or 1.093 sq mi)b
Population
• 2021 estimate
9,349,645 (96th)
• 2019 census
Neutral decrease 9,413,446
• Density
45.8/km2 (118.6/sq mi) (142nd)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
Decrease $185.889 billion[6] (69th)
• Per capita
Decrease $19,758[6] (66th)
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
Decrease $57.708 billion[6] (75th)
• Per capita
Decrease $6,133[6] (84th)
Gini (2019)Negative increase 25.3[7]
low
HDI (2019)Increase 0.823[8]
very high · 53rd
CurrencyBelarusian ruble (BYN)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK[9])
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+375
ISO 3166 codeBY
Internet TLD
Website
belarus.by
  1. ^Constitution of the Republic of Belarus of 1994 Section 1, Article 17
  2. ^"FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture". FAO. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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