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Republic of Belarus
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| Anthem: Дзяржаўны гімн Рэспублікі Беларусь (Belarusian) Dziaržaŭny Himn Respubliki Biełaruś Государственный гимн Республики Беларусь (Russian) Gosudarstvennyy gimn Respubliki Belarus "State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus" |
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| Capital
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Minsk 53°55′N 27°33′E / 53.917°N 27.550°E / 53.917; 27.550 |
| Official languages | |
| Recognized minority languages | |
| Ethnic groups
(2021)
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| Religion
(2020)
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| Demonym(s) | Belarusian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic under a dictatorship[3][4][5] |
| Alexander Lukashenko[a] | |
| Roman Golovchenko[8] | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Council of the Republic | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Formation | |
| 882 | |
| 25 March 1918 | |
| 1 January 1919 | |
| 31 July 1920 | |
| 27 July 1990 | |
| 25 August 1991 | |
| 19 September 1991 | |
| 15 March 1994 | |
| 8 December 1999 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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207,595 km2 (80,153 sq mi) (84th) |
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• Water (%)
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1.4% (2.830 km2 or 1.093 sq mi)b |
| Population | |
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• 2024 estimate
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9,155,978[9] (98th) |
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• Density
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45.8/km2 (118.6/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
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 $221.186 billion[10] (73rd) |
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• Per capita
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$24,016[10] (71st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
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 $68.864 billion[10] (74th) |
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• Per capita
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$7,477[10] (82nd) |
| Gini (2019) |  25.3[11]low inequality |
| HDI (2022) |  0.801[12]very high (69th) |
| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYN) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK[13]) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Drives on | right |
| Calling code | +375 |
| ISO 3166 code | BY |
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Republic of Belarus
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| Anthem: Дзяржаўны гімн Рэспублікі Беларусь (Belarusian) Dziaržaŭny Himn Respubliki Biełaruś Государственный гимн Республики Беларусь (Russian) Gosudarstvennyy gimn Respubliki Belarus "State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus" |
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Show globe
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|
| Capital
and largest city
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Minsk 53°55′N 27°33′E / 53.917°N 27.550°E / 53.917; 27.550 |
| Official languages | |
| Recognized minority languages | |
| Ethnic groups
(2021)
[1]
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|
| Religion
(2020)
[2]
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| Demonym(s) | Belarusian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic under a dictatorship[3][4][5] |
| Alexander Lukashenko[a] | |
| Roman Golovchenko[8] | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Council of the Republic | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Formation | |
| 882 | |
| 25 March 1918 | |
| 1 January 1919 | |
| 31 July 1920 | |
| 27 July 1990 | |
| 25 August 1991 | |
| 19 September 1991 | |
| 15 March 1994 | |
| 8 December 1999 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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207,595 km2 (80,153 sq mi) (84th) |
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• Water (%)
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1.4% (2.830 km2 or 1.093 sq mi)b |
| Population | |
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• 2024 estimate
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9,155,978[9] (98th) |
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• Density
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45.8/km2 (118.6/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
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$221.186 billion[10] (73rd) |
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• Per capita
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$24,016[10] (71st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
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$68.864 billion[10] (74th) |
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• Per capita
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$7,477[10] (82nd) |
| Gini (2019) | 25.3[11] low inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.801[12] very high (69th) |
| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYN) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK[13]) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Drives on | right |
| Calling code | +375 |
| ISO 3166 code | BY |
| Internet TLD | |
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