The Library of Congress >> Especially for Researchers >> Research Centers Home >> Country Studies >> BelarusFind in Federal Research Division Pages Researchers Web Pages All Library of Congress Pages A Country Study: Belarus Library of Congress Call Number DK507.23 .B45 1995 Please note: The current Country Study was previously in a multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in the printed book. Belarus Foreward Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Ch ...

Belarus Capital : Minsk Major Language(s) : Byelorussian, Russian Largest City : Minsk Date of UN Membership : 24 Oct. 1945 Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 1784 Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 53°56'N 27°38'E Currency : rubel GDP (million US$, 1997) : 13779 Area (km2) : 207600 Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 10275 Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 49 GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 1331 NEW YORK MISSION ADDRESS : Permanent Representativ ...

. . |2000 INDEX| 1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military Transnational Issues Maps Flags . Feedback =========== [TOP] Belarus Geography 2000 Location: Eastern Europe, east of Poland Geographic coordinates: 53 00 N, 28 00 E Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States Area: total: 207,600 sq km land: 207,600 sq km water: 0 sq ...

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In 1951 the former Soviet republic created a striped flag in red (for communism) and green (for fields and forests), with the hammer, sickle, and star of communism. In 1991-95 an older design was used, but the Soviet-era flag was then altered and readopted without communist symbols. The vertical stripe is typical of embroidery on peasant clothing. Belarus Official name: Respublika Belarus (Republic of Belarus). Form of government: unitary multiparty republic with t ...

Skip Navigation Links Europe | World Country (long form)Republic of Belarus CapitalMinsk Total Area80,154.81 sq mi 207,600.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Kansas) Population10,350,194 (July 2001 est.) Estimated Population in 20509,067,076 LanguagesByelorussian, Russian, other Literacy98.0% total, 99.0% male, 97% female (1989 est.) ReligionsEastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) Life Expectancy62.06 male, 74.5 ...

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