| Country (long form) |
Republic of Belarus |
| Capital |
Minsk |
| Total Area |
80,154.81 sq mi
207,600.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Kansas) |
| Population |
10,366,719 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
9,067,076 |
| Languages |
Byelorussian, Russian, other |
| Literacy |
98.0% total, 99.0% male, 97% female (1989 est.) |
| Religions |
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% |
| Life Expectancy |
61.83 male, 74.48 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
Belarusian rubel (BR) |
| GDP (per capita) |
$5,300 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earth movers, motorcycles, TV sets, chemical fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators |
| Agriculture |
grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk
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| Arable Land |
29% |
| Natural Resources |
forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas |
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