Full name: Republika Belarus
Nationality noun: Belarusian(s) adjective: Belarusian
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Area total: 207,600 sq km land: 207,600 sq km water: 0 sq km
Population: 10,300,483 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Belarusian 81.2%
Russian 11.4% Polish 3.9% Ukrainian 2.4% other 1.1% (1999 census)
Capital: Minsk, population 1,730,000
Largest Cities
Homyel – 505,000 Mahilyow – 370,000 Vitebsk – 360,000 Hrodna – 310,000 Brest – 300,000 Bobruisk – 230,000 Borisov – 155,000
Official Language
Belarusian Russian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Political system: republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
GDP: purchasing power parity – $70.5 billion
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $6,800
Annual growth: 6.4%
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 11% industry: 36.4% services: 52.6%
Inflation: 17.4%