Belarus
Information
| Capital | Minsk |
| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYN) |
| Government | Presidential Republic |
| Area/ Size | 207,600 sq km |
| Population | 9,549,747 (July 2017 est.) |
| Language | Russian (official) 70.2%, Belarusian (official) 23.4%, other 3.1% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 3.3% (2009 est.) |
| Religion | Orthodox 48.3%, Catholic 7.1%, other 3.5%, non-believers 41.1% (2011 est.) |
| Climate | Cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime |
| Industry | Industries: metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, refrigerators, washing machines and other household appliances
Industrial production growth rate: 3.5% (2017 est.) Exports – commodities: machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs Exports – partners: Russia 43.9%, Ukraine 11.5%, UK 8.2% (2017) |
| Transport | Airports: 65 (2013)
Pipelines: gas 5,386 km; oil 1,589 km; refined products 1,730 km (2013) Railways: total: 5,528 km Roadways: total: 86,392 km; paved: 74,651 km Waterways: 2,500 km |
| Economy | GDP (PPP): $188 billion (2018 est.)
GDP – composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 8.3% industry: 40.6% services: 51.1% (2017 est.) |
| Other Facts | Electricity – from fossil fuels: 99.2% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Internet users: total: 6,805,786; percent of population: 71.1% (July 2016 est.) |