Republic of Belarus

Belarus is in Europe. Its capital is Minsk. It is at 53° 00' North, 28° 00' East. Belarus has an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,154 square miles). The population is 9,577,552. This population is from a 2011 estimate.

Economy

For currency they use the Belarusian Ruble. The inflation in 2009 was 12.9%. The economy link (above) goes to a page that lists their commodities and trading partners.

Education

In the year 1999, the literacy rate was 99.6%. This definition of literacy is portion of the population over 15 years of age, that can read and write.

Society

People here speak Belarusian and Russian. Religions beliefs here include Eastern Orthodox, Judaism, Muslim, Protestant, and Roman Catholic.

Time Zone

It is in the Eastern European (GMT + 2) time zone.

Administrative Divisions

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