Belarus
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Рэспубліка Беларусь Республика Беларусь The Republic of Belarus |
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National information | |||||
National motto: | none | ||||
National anthem: | Belarusian: Мы, беларусы (Transliteration: My, Belarusy) (Translation: "We Belarusians") |
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About the people | |||||
Official languages: | Belarusian, Russian | ||||
Population: (# of people) | |||||
- Total: | 9,755,000 (2005 estimate) (ranked 81st) | ||||
- Density: | 49 per km² | ||||
Geography / Places | |||||
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Capital city: | Minsk | ||||
Largest city: | Minsk | ||||
Area | |||||
- Total: | 207,600 (ranked 93rd) | ||||
- Water: | 183 km² (less than 0%) | ||||
Politics / Government | |||||
Established: | August 25 1991 | ||||
Leaders: | President Alexander Lukashenko Prime Minister Sergey Sidorsky |
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Economy / Money | |||||
Currency: (Name of money) |
Belarusian Rouble (BYR) | ||||
International information | |||||
Time zone: | EET: UTC +2 EEST: UTC +3 |
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Telephone dialing code: | +375 | ||||
Internet domain: | .by |
Belarus is a country in eastern Europe. About eleven million people live there. Its capital is Minsk. It was part of the Soviet Union until 1991. The official languages are Belarusian and Russian. The leader of Belarus is Alexander Lukashenko. It is bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
[change] Other websites
- Official Minsk website
- CIA World Factbook information about Belarus
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Countries | Albania - Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Azerbaijan1 - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus2 - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Georgia1 - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Moldova - Monaco - Montenegro - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Republic of Macedonia - Romania - Russia1 - San Marino - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey1 - Ukraine - United Kingdom - Vatican City |
Dependencies | Akrotiri and Dhekelia2 - Faroe Islands - Gibraltar - Guernsey - Jan Mayen - Jersey - Isle of Man - Svalbard |
Unrecognised | Abkhazia |
1. Country partly in Asia. 2. Geographically in Asia, but often counted as part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons. |