Belarus

 

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About Belarus

Official Name	Republic of Belarus
Location	Located in Eastern Europe
Geographic coordinates	53.9167° N, 27.5500° E
Total area	207,600 square kilometers
Surrounding Nations	Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest
About Independence	Belarus Gain Independence from 25 August, 1991
UN Membership status	Become the UN member state on 24 October, 1945
Total Population	As of 2015, the total population of Belarus is around 9,361,311
Population Growth Rate	Population Growth Rate of Belarus is -0.36%
Average life expectancy	Average life expectancy of the people in Belarus is 72 Years
Governing system	Presidential Republic
Name of current President	Alexander Lukashenko is the current President of Belarus
Name of current Prime minister	Andrei Kobyakov is the current Prime minister of Belarus
Official Language	Official language of Belarusian is Russian
Religious status	Christian is the official religion of Belarus.80% people of Belarus are Christian
Per capita income	Per capita income of Belarus’s people is 17,348.77 US Dollar
Literacy rate	Literacy rate among the Belarus people are 99.3%
Capital City	Minsk
Other Major cities	Homyel, Mahilyow, Vitsyebsk, Hrodna, Brest, Babruysk, Baranavichy, Pinsk and Orsha
Currency Name	The official currency is Belarusian ruble
Central Bank	The Central Bank name is National Bank Of The Republic Of Belarus
International Airports	Minsk International Airport (MSQ)
Sports	The most popular sports are track and field athletics, football, gymnastics, skiing, hockey, tennis, fencing, wrestling , volleyball, handball, swimming,chess and checkers