Belarus

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Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into six regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city; it is administered separately as a city with special status.

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Capital

Minsk

Population

9,056,080

Area

207,596 km2

Climate

Continental

Government

Presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship

Currency

Belarusian ruble

Languages

Russian 71.4%, Belarusian 26%

Sells

fertilizers, rapeseed oil, wood, poultry

Sells to

China 34%, Kazakhstan 10%, Uzbekistan 7%

Land borders

5: Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia ...

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+375

Founded

1991

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Russianofficial

71.4%

Belarusianofficial

26.0%

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

milk
sugar beets
potatoes
wheat
triticale
barley

Largest cities

Minsk capital	1,742,124
Homyel'	501,193
Hrodna	363,718
Vitebsk	358,927
Mahilyow	352,896

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War II1939–1945 Russian invasion of Ukraine2022–now full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war2022–now

Form of government

Presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship.

republic presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Belarusian ruble

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Non-Aligned Movement United Nations World Meteorological Organization Union State International Civil Defence Organisation International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Commonwealth of Independent States Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Nuclear Suppliers Group World Health Organization Interpol

Climate and geography

cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime

Climate zone

Continental

Highest point

Dziaržynkaja hara

Landmarks and landscapes

Bialowieza Forest Mir Castle

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (5)

Lithuania

Latvia

Poland

Russia

Ukraine

In charge right now

Alexander Lukashenka Head of state

Alexander Turchyn Head of government

Figures from its history

Alexander Lukashenko President since 1994 Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, making him the current longest-tenured European president.

Svetlana Alexievich Nobel laureate writer Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian.