Belarus: all about this country and its main places!

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General information

Population

The median age of the population is 17.70 years with a birth growth rate of 3.59%. Around 9,500,000 people live in this country, or 0.127% of all people on earth.

Economy

The local currency (BYR) is represented by the symbol p.. In 2021 the GDP was $68,205,380,706 USD, which ranks it number 71 in the world.

Education

The average length of time residents spend in school is 11 years (including tertiary education). This country offers several reputable universities like Belarusian State University, B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Geography

The inhabitants speak the following languages: Belarusian, Russian. The country has a 207,600 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: Мінск, Орша, Ліда, Гродна, Полацк. The capital of this country is Minsk and the country has a border with Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine.

Culture

Interesting food you need to try here: Draniki. You can find some UNESCO listed places: Mir Castle Complex, Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus. The domain name ".by" is used by the country's websites, the ISO code is BY, telephone numbers begin with +375

Summary

Flag by 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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