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Overview

capital

Minsk

area

207,6 thousand sq km

population

9,681 mln 

ethnic groups 
  • Belarusian – 81%
  • Russian - 11%
  • Polish - 4%
  • Ukrainian - 2%

religions

  • orthodox – 80%
  • catholic – 15%
  • protestant – 2%

official language(s)

  • Belarusian 
  • Russian 


national currency


Belarusian ruble (BYR/BYR)


government type

The Republic of Belarus is a unitary state, consisting of 6 provinces,  118 districts and 1 municipality (the City of Minsk). Minsk has and administartive status of a province.

Provinces:

  • Brest voblast 
  • Gomel voblast
  • Grodno voblast
  • Minsk voblast 
  • Mogilev voblast 
  • Vitebsk voblast


government

Belarus is a presidential republic. Head of State - president. Executive branch - the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister. Legislative branch - bicameral Parliament - the National Assembly - consisting of the Council of the Republic and the Chamber of Representatives.

 

 

participation in organizations of regional integration

participant:



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