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.)