Republic of Belarus |
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Anthem:
Дзяржаўны Гімн Рэспублікі Беларусь
Dziaržaŭny Himn Respubliki Bielaruś
(English: "State Anthem of Belarus") |
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| Capital and largest city | Minsk
53°55′N27°33′E / 53.917°N 27.550°E / 53.917; 27.550 |
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| Demonym(s) | Belarusian |
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialrepublic under an authoritariandictatorship |
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| Alexander Lukashenko (disputed)[3][4] |
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| Roman Golovchenko[5] |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Council of the Republic |
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| House of Representatives |
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| 987 |
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| 10th century |
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| 1236 |
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| 9 March 1918 |
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| 25 March 1918 |
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| 27 July 1990 |
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• Independence from USSR | 25 August 1991 |
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| 15 March 1994 |
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| 17 October 2004 |
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• Total | 207,595 km2 (80,153 sq mi) (84th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.4% (2.830 km2 or 1.093 sq mi) |
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• 2021 estimate | 9,349,645 (96th) |
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• 2019 census |  9,413,446 |
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• Density | 45.8/km2 (118.6/sq mi) (142nd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total |  $185.889 billion[6] (69th) |
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• Per capita | $19,758[6] (66th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $57.708 billion[6] (75th) |
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• Per capita | $6,133[6] (84th) |
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| Gini (2019) |  25.3[7]
low |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.823[8]
very high · 53rd |
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| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYN) |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK[9]) |
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| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +375 |
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| ISO 3166 code | BY |
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9,413,446
$185.889 billion
25.3
0.823