Republic of Belarus
  • Рэспубліка Беларусь (Belarusian)
  • Республика Беларусь (Russian)
Flag of Belarus
Flag
Emblem of Belarus
Emblem
Anthem: 
Дзяржаўны гімн Рэспублікі Беларусь
Dziaržaŭny Himn Respubliki Bielaruś
"State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus"
Europe-Belarus (orthographic projection).svg
Europe-Belarus.svg
Location of Belarus (green)

in Europe (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Minsk
53°55′N27°33′E / 53.917°N 27.550°E /53.917; 27.550
Official languages
  • Belarusian
  • Russian
Recognized minority language
  • Polish
  • Ukrainian
  • Yiddish
Ethnic groups
(2019)
  • 84.9% Belarusians
  • 7.5% Russians
  • 3.1% Poles
  • 1.7% Ukrainians
  • 2.8% Other
Religion
(2011)
  • 55.4% Christianity
  • —48.3% Eastern Orthodoxy
  • —7.1% Other Christian
  • 41.1% No religion
  • 2.4% Other
  • 1.1% Unspecified
Demonym(s)Belarusian
GovernmentUnitary presidential republic under a dictatorship
• President
Alexander Lukashenko (disputed)
• Prime Minister
Roman Golovchenko
LegislatureNational Assembly
• Upper house
Council of the Republic
• Lower house
House of Representatives
Formation
• Duchy of Polotsk
987
• Principality of Turov
10th century
• Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1236
• Belarusian People's Republic
9 March 1918
• Independence from Russia
25 March 1918
• Declaration of State Sovereignty
27 July 1990
• Independence from USSR
25 August 1991
• Current constitution
15 March 1994
• Formation of the Union State
8 December 1999
• Last amendments
17 October 2004
Area
• Total
207,595 km2(80,153 sq mi) (84th)
• Water (%)
1.4% (2.830 km2or 1.093 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate
9,349,645(96th)
• 2019 census
Neutral decrease 9,413,446
• Density
45.8/km2(118.6/sq mi) (142nd)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
Decrease $185.889 billion (69th)
• Per capita
Decrease $19,758 (66th)
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
Decrease $57.708 billion (75th)
• Per capita
Decrease $6,133 (84th)
Gini (2019)Negative increase 25.3
low
HDI (2019)Increase 0.823
very high · 53rd
CurrencyBelarusian ruble (BYN)
Time zoneUTC+3(MSK)
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+375
ISO 3166 codeBY
Internet TLD
  • .by
  • .бел
Website
belarus.by
  1. ^Constitution of the Republic of Belarus of 1994 Section 1, Article 17
  2. ^"FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture". FAO. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved16 February2013.