Belarus
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Рэспубліка Беларусь Республика Беларусь The Republic of Belarus |
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National information | |||||
National motto: | none | ||||
National anthem: | Belarusian: Мы, беларусы (Transliteration: My, Belarusy) (Translation: "We Belarusians") |
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About the people | |||||
Official languages: | Belarusian, Russian | ||||
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Geography / Places | |||||
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Capital city: | Minsk | ||||
Largest city: | Minsk | ||||
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Politics / Government | |||||
Established: | August 25 1991 | ||||
Leaders: | President Alexander Lukashenko Prime Minister Sergey Sidorsky |
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Economy / Money | |||||
Currency: (Name of money) |
Belarusian Rouble (BYR) | ||||
International information | |||||
Time zone: | EET: UTC +2 EEST: UTC +3 |
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Telephone dialing code: | +375 | ||||
Internet domain: | .by |
Belarus is a country in eastern Europe. About eleven million people live there. Its capital is Minsk. It was part of the Soviet Union until 1991. The official languages are Belarusian and Russian. The leader of Belarus is Alexander Lukashenko.
[edit] Other websites
- Official Minsk website
- CIA World Factbook information about Belarus
Countries and territories of Europe |
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Albania - Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Azerbaijan1 - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus2 - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Georgia1 - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Moldova - Monaco - Montenegro - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Republic of Macedonia - Romania - Russia1 - San Marino - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey1 - Ukraine - United Kingdom - Vatican City |
Dependencies: Akrotiri and Dhekelia2 - Faroe Islands - Gibraltar - Guernsey - Jan Mayen - Jersey - Isle of Man - Svalbard |
Unrecognised countries: Abkhazia | Nagorno-Karabakh2 | South Ossetia | Transnistria | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus2 |
1. Country partly in Asia. 2. Geographically in Asia, but often counted as part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons. |