Belarus: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 53.71489 / longitude: 27.97056

General information

Population

In this country, the median age is 17.70 years and the birth growth rate is around 3.59%. There are 9,500,000 people here, or 0.127% of the world's population.

Culture

Well known national dishes are: Draniki. There are UNESCO listed sites: Mir Castle Complex, Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh.

Economy

It is ranked 71# in the world with a GDP of $68,205,380,706 USD in 2021. The sign for the local currency is p. (BYR).

Education

On average citizens spend 11 years in school (including higher education). Well known universities are: Belarusian State University, B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Geography

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

Good to know

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

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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