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Info about Belarus
Much of Belarus (formerly the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic of the USSR, and then Byelorussia) is a hilly lowland with forests, swamps, and numerous rivers and lakes. There are wide rivers emptying into the Baltic and Black seas. Its forests cover over one-third of the land and its peat marshes are a valuable natural resource. The largest lake is Narach, 31 sq mi (79.6 sq km).
Capital
Minsk
- 1 705 000 people
all city from Belarus
Country lead by
President: Alyaksandr Lukashenka (1994)
Prime Minister: Syarhey Sidorski (2003)
Population
10,293,011 (growth rate: –0.1%); birth rate: 11.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 13.0/1000; life expectancy: 69.1; density per sq mi: 128
Land Area
80,154 sq mi (207,600 sq km)
Monetary unit
Belorussian ruble
Language
Belorussian (White Russian), Russian, other
Ethnicity
Belorussian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999)
Religion
Belorussian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999)
Transportation
Railways: total: 5,512 km (2004). Highways: total: 79,990 km; paved: 69,351 km; unpaved: 10,639 km (2004). Waterways: 2,500 km (use limited by location on perimeter of country and by shallowness) (2003). Ports and harbors: Mazyr. Airports: 101 (2005).
Internet tld
.by
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