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Belarus

GomelBrestVitebskGrodnoMogilevMinskCity of MinskGomelBrestVitebskGrodnoMogilevMinskCity of MinskRussiaUkrainePolandLatviaLithuania
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. In 1999, Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union, envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place and negotiations on further integration have been contentious.

Capital
Minsk
Government
presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
Population
9,460,972
Area
207,600 sq km
Location
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Climate
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
Natural resources
timber; peat deposits; small quantities of oil and natural gas; granite; dolomitic limestone; marl…
Languages
Russian (official) 71.4%; Belarusian (official) 26%; other 0.3% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities); unspecified 2.3%
Religions
Orthodox 48.3%; Catholic 7.1%; other 3.5%; non-believers 41.1%
Independence
25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Administrative divisions
6 regions (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad);
Currency
Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR)
Export partners
China 34%; Kazakhstan 10%; Uzbekistan 7%; Poland 6%…
Import partners
China 33%; Poland 16%; Germany 11%; Lithuania 10%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

7 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
GomelRegionBY-HO
BrestRegionBY-BR
VitebskRegionBY-VI
GrodnoRegionBY-HR
MogilevRegionBY-MA
MinskMunicipalityBY-MI
City of MinskRegionBY-HM

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Currency
Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR)
Languages
Russian (official) 71.4%; Belarusian (official) 26%; other 0.3% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities); unspecified 2.3%
Government
presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
Climate
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime

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