Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 7:58 PM

SERIAL · 112Europe

Belarus

CapitalMinsk

CurrencyBYN · Belarusian ruble

LanguageRussian, Belarusian

Area207,629 km²

Since882

ISOBLR · BY

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Eastern Europe

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into six regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city; it is administered separately as a city with special status.

Text: Wikipedia — BelarusCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Minsk
Currency: Belarusian ruble (BYN)
Official language: Russian, Belarusian
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +375
Licence plate code: BLR
Top-level domain: .by
Independence / founding: 0882
Highest point: Dziaržynkaja hara (345 m)
Lowest point: Neman
Anthem: My Belarusy

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

43.4%% of land area

#65 of 2132023

137% of world average

Forest area

88,111km²

#57 of 2132023

47% of world average

Agricultural land

39.6%% of land area

#98 of 2092023

107% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

27.4%% of land area

#36 of 2062023

197% of world average

Land area

207,629km²

#85 of 2152023

32% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Belarus.

— MONEY —

GDP

$93.40Bcurrent US$

#81 of 2112025

17% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$315.43Bcurrent int'l $

#65 of 1992025

30% of world average

GDP per person

$10,279current US$

#103 of 2112025

43% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$34,716current int'l $

#74 of 1992025

104% of world average

GDP growth

1.3%% per year

#164 of 2102025

38% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.8%% per year

#124 of 2102025

77% of world average

Gross national income

$92.29Bcurrent US$

#78 of 2042025

16% of world average

Gross national income per person

$9,160current US$

#97 of 2032025

45% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$34,310current int'l $

#73 of 1972025

108% of world average

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Inflation

6.6%% per year

#153 of 1902025

77% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

10.9%% per year

#182 of 2092025

154% of world average

Real interest rate

0.0%%

#115 of 1342025

1% of world average

Lending interest rate

10.9%%

#51 of 1342025

97% of world average

Government debt

33.2%% of GDP

#13 of 632019

56% of world average

Government revenue

28.1%% of GDP

#58 of 1492024

107% of world average

Government spending

28.5%% of GDP

#62 of 1492023

103% of world average

Government consumption

18.9%% of GDP

#64 of 1812025

108% of world average

Household consumption

55.6%% of GDP

#120 of 1812025

86% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

27.1%% of GDP

#50 of 1782025

116% of world average

Fixed investment

25.1%% of GDP

#54 of 1732025

112% of world average

Gross savings

25.5%% of GDP

#61 of 1682025

116% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$1.60Bcurrent US$

#83 of 2012025

19% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.7%% of GDP

#113 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.2%% of GDP

#112 of 1792025

9% of world average

Current account balance

-1.9%% of GDP

#102 of 1912025

no comparison

14 of 39 figures unavailable for Belarus.

— TRADE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Belarus.

— HEALTH —

19 of 19 figures unavailable for Belarus.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Belarus.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

69.9%% of men aged 15+

#91 of 1862025

100% of world average

Labour force

4.8Mpeople

#90 of 1862025

24% of world average

Working in agriculture

9.5%% of employment

#111 of 1862025

43% of world average

Working in industry

31.1%% of employment

#16 of 1862025

159% of world average

Working in services

59.5%% of employment

#94 of 1862025

102% of world average

Self-employed

6.8%% of employment

#176 of 1862025

18% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

83.7%% of labour force

#29 of 1712024

110% of world average

Employed

60.6%% aged 15+

#69 of 1862025

107% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Belarus.

— CONNECTED —

People online

94.3%% of population

#37 of 2072024

132% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

131per 100 people

#55 of 2102024

113% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

36per 100 people

#39 of 2082024

200% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

46per 100 people

#12 of 2132024

308% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#13 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

99.7%% of population

#68 of 1892023

143% of world average

Electricity used per person

4,198kWh per person

#54 of 1492023

99% of world average

Energy used per person

2,856kg oil equivalent per person

#35 of 1492023

127% of world average

Air passengers carried

1.3Mpassengers

#91 of 1652023

5% of world average

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Air freight

6million tonne-km

#97 of 1632023

0% of world average

Rail network

5,474route-km

#26 of 842021

52% of world average

Rail passengers

4,486million passenger-km

#33 of 782021

16% of world average

Research and development spending

0.6%% of GDP

#62 of 1272024

60% of world average

Patent applications by residents

276count

#54 of 1422021

2% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

1,429count

#81 of 1972023

9% of world average

Tourists arriving

3.6Mcount

#48 of 1942020

70% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$542.0Mcurrent US$

#95 of 1752020

15% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Belarus.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

6tonnes per person

#161 of 2032024

132% of world average

Carbon emissions

54Mt CO2

#149 of 2032024

29% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

87Mt CO2-equivalent

#145 of 2032024

35% of world average

Protected land

9.2%% of land area

#158 of 2132025

49% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

4.2%% of internal resources

#66 of 1772022

3% of world average

Renewable water available per person

3,684m³ per person

#73 of 1832022

26% of world average

Renewable energy use

8.2%% of final energy consumption

#157 of 2122021

28% of world average

Electricity from renewables

3.1%% of total

#177 of 2062021

9% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

79.3%% of total

#125 of 2092022

133% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

28.3%% of total

#14 of 2082023

794% of world average

Energy imported (net)

77.1%% of energy use

#23 of 1432022

no comparison

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Belarus.

— STATE —

Military spending

2.1%% of GDP

#55 of 1562024

93% of world average

Military spending

$1.49Bcurrent US$

#69 of 1602024

9% of world average

Military spending

50.7%% of government spending

#2 of 1532024

683% of world average

Armed forces personnel

158,000people

#38 of 1702020

99% of world average

Armed forces

3.2%% of labour force

#16 of 1682020

253% of world average

Tax revenue

13.0%% of GDP

#103 of 1492024

78% of world average

Homicides

2per 100,000 people

#80 of 1582019

31% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Belarus.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

My BelarusyAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Minsk · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Landmarks

Mir Castle ComplexImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Alexander LukashenkaPresident of the Republic of Belarus

Svetlana AlexievichBelarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer (born 1948)

Sviatlana TsikhanouskayaBelarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist (born 1982)

Victoria AzarenkaBelarusian tennis player

Ales BialiatskiBelarusian activist, Nobel laureate (born 1962)

Aryna SabalenkaBelarusian tennis player

Sergei AleinikovSoviet and Belarusian association football player

Boris GelfandBelarusian-Israeli chess player

Raman HalowchankaBelarusian diplomat, politician & banker

Aliaksandr HlebBelarusian footballer

Stanislaw ShushkievichBelarusian nuclear physicist and politician (1934—2022)

Darya DomrachevaBelarusian biathlete and coach

History

0882Belarus — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population9.1M2025

GDP$93.40B2025

GDP per person$10,2792025