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:

Belarus-Russia Union (The Union State)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC)
Single Economic Space (SES)

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