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Belarus

Republic of Belarus
Рэспубліка Беларусь (Belarusian)
Республика Беларусь (Russian)
Flag of Belarus
National emblem of Belarus
Flag National emblem
Anthem: 
Location of  Belarus  (green)in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Location of  Belarus  (green)

in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Minsk
53°55′N 27°33′E / 53.917°N 27.550°E / 53.917; 27.550
Official languages
Ethnic groups
Demonym Belarusian
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Alexander Lukashenko
Andrei Kobyakov
Legislature National Assembly
Council of the Republic
House of Representatives
Formation
987
c. 1236
1 July 1569
1795
• Independence from the Russian SFSR; Belarusian People's Republic
25 March 1918
17 February 1919
31 July 1920
15 November 1939
27 July 1990
• Independence from the USSR
25 August 1991
• Independence recognized
26 December 1991
15 March 1994
Area
• Total
207,595 km2 (80,153 sq mi) (85th)
• Water (%)
1.4% (2.830 km2 or 1.093 sq mi)
Population
• 2016 estimate
9,498,700 Increase
• Density
45.8/km2 (118.6/sq mi) (142nd)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$165.363 billion
• Per capita
$17,500
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$45.126 billion
• Per capita
$5,100
Gini (2011)  26.5
low · 11th
HDI (2014) Increase 0.798
high · 50th
Currency Belarusian ruble (BYN)
Time zone FET(UTC+3)
Date format dd.mm.yyyy
Drives on the right
Calling code +375
ISO 3166 code BY
Internet TLD
  1. ^ Constitution of the Republic of Belarus Section 1, Article 17
  2. ^ "FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture". FAO. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. 

Coordinates: 53°N 23°E / 53°N 23°E / 53; 23

in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Belarus (Listeni/bɛləˈrs/ bel-ə-ROOSS; Belarusian: Белару́сь, lat. Biełaruś, IPA: [bʲɛlaˈrusʲ]; Russian: Беларусь, tr. Belaruś; IPA: [bʲɪlɐˈrusʲ]), officially the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Рэспубліка Беларусь; Russian: Республика Беларусь), formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia (Russian: Белоруссия; though this name is no longer used in Belarus itself, even in Russian language), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. Its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including the Principality of Polotsk (11th to 14th centuries), the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire.


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