Republic 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 |
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| Disputed between Alexander Lukashenko and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
(since 9 August 2020)
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| Roman Golovchenko[6] |
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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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| Independence |
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| 25 March 1918 |
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| 10 December 1991 |
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• Recognized | 26 December 1991 |
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| 15 March 1994 |
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| 17 October 2004 |
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| Area |
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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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| Population |
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• 2020 estimate |  9,408,400[7] (93rd) |
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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 |  $200.089 billion[8] (69th) |
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• Per capita | $21,223[8] (66th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $63.582 billion[8] (75th) |
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• Per capita | $6,744[8] (84th) |
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| Gini (2018) |  25.2[9]
low |
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| HDI (2018) | 0.817[10]
very high · 50th |
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| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYN) |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (FET) |
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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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9,408,400
$200.089 billion
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