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Belarus
  • Беларусь
  • Region : Eastern Europe
  • Capital : Minsk
  • Area : 207,600.00 km²
  • Official Language : Russian, Byelorussian
  • Population : 9,483,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 62.572
  • GPI Rank : 97
  • GII Rank : 72
Belarus is a landlocked country at the border with Russia. The land has a total area of 207,600 km². This area is approximately 101% of the area of Minnesota. There is no access to the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 5 neighbouring countries Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. The distance between New York City and the Capital Minsk is about 7,130 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Belarus is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance. Belarus is regarded as a so-called pariah state because of its politics. With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.817 it counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. However, the IMF does not share this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

45.68

Life Expectancy of Males

69.2

Life Expectancy of Females

79.4

Birth Rate

9.9 ‰

Death Rate

12.7 ‰

Passport
Passport of Belarus
VF : 43 , VOA : 42 MS : 85
Currency : Belarus Rubel (BYR)

1 US Dollar = 19,600 Rubel
100.000 Rubel = 5.10 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

4% Urban areas

7,783 km²

41% Agricultural areas

85,844 km²

42% Forest

86,371 km²

2% Water areas

4,612 km²

11% Others

22,990 km²

GDP : 62.572 | GDP(PPP) : 195.599
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Minsk / CapitalMinsk

1,922,000

GomelGomel

481,000

MahilyowMogilev

369,000

VitebskVitebsk

343,000

HrodnaGrodnenskaya

317,000

BrestBrest

301,000

BabruyskMogilev

221,000

BaranovichiBrest

169,000

PinskBrest

131,000

OrshaVitebsk

125,000

Novoye MedvezhinoMinsk

120,000

MazyrGomel

112,000

LidaGrodnenskaya

98,000

Novolukoml’ 

14,000

Berëzovka 

12,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

Roadways

86,600 km

Railways

5,528 km

Waterways

2,500 km

Commercial harbors

4

› Airports

65

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Russian

70.2 %

Byelorussian

23.4 %

Ukrainian

1.3 %

Polish

0.6 %

other

4.5 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in BelarusA moderate climatic zone determines the weather in Belarus. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between -2 and 25 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 27 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -7°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Belarus and 6 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Belarus