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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 10,350,194 (July 2001 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% (1997 est.)
Life Expectancy 62.06 male, 74.52 female (2001 est.)
Government Type republic
Currency Belarusian rubel (BR)
GDP (per capita) $7,500 (2000 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
Arable Land 29%
Natural Resources forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas

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Geography of Belarus

Belarus, or Byelarus, Republic of, a country in eastern Europe. During 1922–91 it was a part of the Soviet Union.

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History of Belarus

The area of modern Belarus was settled by East Slavic peoples before 800 A.D. It was ruled by Kiev from the 9th to the 12th century, and thereafter splintered into separate principalities.

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