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