Basic facts about Belarus
| Country name: | Belarus |
| Capital: | Minsk |
| Country code: | 226 |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Currency name: | Belarusian ruble |
| Independence: | 1991-08-25 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from the Soviet Union |
| Total area (km2): | 207,600 |
| Land area (km2): | 202,900 |
| Water area (km2): | 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) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | 375 |
| Domain: | .by |