Belarus: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 53.71489 / longitude: 27.97056

General information

Geography

People from this country speak these languages: Belarusian, Russian. Minsk is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine. The country has a 207,600 km² area, a postcode system is employed and the primary cities are: Мінск, Орша, Ліда, Гродна, Полацк.

Education

The inhabitants attend school for 11 years (tertiary education included). This country offers several reputable universities like Belarusian State University, B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Draniki. There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Mir Castle Complex, Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh.

Population

This country represents 0.127% of the world's population with about 9,500,000 individuals. The median age of the population is 17.70 years with a birth growth rate of 3.59%.

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $68,205,380,706 USD, placing it at position 71 in the market. The currency symbol is p., and the ISO code for that currency is BYR.

Good to know

The ISO code is BY, the domain name ".by" is used by the country's websites, phone numbers start with +375 Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus for more information about this nation.

Summary

Flag
ISO code BY
Capital Minsk
Population 9,500,000
World percentage 0.127%
Median age 17.70 years
Population growth rate 3.59%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Belarusian, Russian
GDP (2021) $68,205,380,706
GDP position #71
Currency code BYR
Currency symbol p.
School life expectancy 11 years
National dish Draniki
TLD .by
Phone prefix +375
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus

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