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Interesting facts about Belarus

  • Official Name: Republic of Belarus
  • Form of Government: Presidential republic
  • GDP: 59.66 billion USD (2018)
  • Capital: Minsk
  • Population: 9.485 million (2018)
  • Official Languages: Belarusian, Russian
  • Currency: Belarusian Rouble
  • Timezone: GMT+3
  • Area: 207,595 km²
  • Dialing Code: +375
  • Major Mountain Ranges: Dzyarzhynskaya, Zamkavaya,Perekop,Vysokaya
  • Major Rivers: Dnieper,Daugava,Neman,Bug
  • Continent: Europe
  • Border Countries: Belarus borders five countries: Latvia to the north, Lithuania to the northwest, Poland to the west, Russia to the north and the east, and Ukraine to the south.

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National Symbols of Belarus

  • National Bird: white stork
  • National Animal: European Bison
  • National Flower: Linum usitatissimum
  • National Tree: European Spruce