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Belarus

Currency code: 
Currency name: 
Belarusian ruble
Country name: 
Belarus
Capital: 
Minsk
Country code: 
Continent: 
Independence: 
August 25, 1991
Independent from: 
from the Soviet Union
Total area: 
207,600
Land area: 
202,900
Water area: 
4,700
Population: 
9,625,888
Population note: 
9,625,888 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: 
BelarusianRussian
All languages: 
Belarusian (official) 23.4%, Russian (official) 70.2%, other 6.4% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities) (1999 census)
Time zone: 
FET (UTC+3)
Drive on: 
Right
Calling code: 
375
Domain: 
.by