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TASS News Agency
Pre-election situation stable in Belarus, external tensions problematic -- Security Council
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2024-11-07
TASS News Agency
US to pressure Europe, which may turn to Minsk, Moscow -- Belarusian leader
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2024-11-07
Notes from Poland
Belarusian man and Polish accomplice indicted for espionage in Poland
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2024-11-07
TASS News Agency
Belarusian exports to Africa may exceed $1 bln in 2025 -- Economy Ministry
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2024-11-07
TASS News Agency
NATO concentrates information warfare forces on Russia, Belarus -- CSTO Secretary-General
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2024-11-07
Times of India
Putin arrives in Belarus for a two-day visit with a key ally
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2024-11-07
ABC News
Belarusian authorities launch a new wave of repression ahead of presidential vote
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2024-11-07

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Key facts

  • currency: Belarusian rubel
  • capital city: Minsk
  • region: Eastern Europe
  • continent: Europe
  • land area: 202,950 km²
  • population: 9,178,298 people
  • political leader: Alexander Lukashenko (President)
Classified as: place

Location on a map: [53°0′N, 28°0′E]

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Summary

Belarus is a country. The capital city is Minsk, located in the Eastern Europe region of Europe. It has a land area of 202,950 km², a population of 9,178,298 people and uses the currency Belarusian rubel. The President is Alexander Lukashenko.

Politics see more

  • Armed forces personnel: 158,000 people
  • Democracy score: 3.13
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Military expenditure: 1.20 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 40.00 %

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Distribution of politicians from Belarus by birth date

Distribution of politicians from Belarus by gender

Political parties in Belarus

Politicians from Belarus

Business see more

  • Central government debt: 38.59 % of GDP
  • Expense: 17.44 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 71,857,382,745.61 current US$
  • Inflation: 5.00 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 4.71 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 11.23 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 3.57 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 3.96 % of total employment

Distribution of companies from Belarus by foundation year

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Distribution of shops in Belarus by country

Companies from Belarus

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Distribution of athletes from Belarus by birth year

Athletes per gender in Belarus

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Distribution of competitions by country in Belarus

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Distribution of medals won by Belarus at the Olympics

Athletes from Belarus

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Research see more

Geographical distribution of universities in Belarus by total students

Distribution of universities in Belarus by foundation year

Universities in Belarus

Health see more

  • Birth rate: 9.16 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 15.49 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 468.00 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 6.57 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 9.69 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 73
  • Suicide mortality rate: 21.20 per 100,000 population

Distribution of diseases in Belarus by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Belarus by start date

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Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Belarus

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Diseases daily deaths per cases in Belarus

Diseases in Belarus

Culture see more

Distribution of artists from Belarus by birth date

Distribution of artists from Belarus by gender

Geographical distribution of museums in Belarus by visitors

Artists from Belarus

Museums in Belarus

Environment see more

  • Agricultural land: 81,740.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.05 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 57.41 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 97.87 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.31 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 1.06 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.50 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 86.78 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.50 births per woman
  • Forest area: 87,821 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 92.44 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 99.87 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 36.80
  • Methane emissions: 19.35 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 23.05 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 4,955,200 people
  • Male population: 4,223,098 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 8.20 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 201,456.00 km²
  • Rural population: 1,768,566 people
  • Urban land area: 2,882.60 km²
  • Urban population: 7,409,732 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.00 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Belarus by population

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Belarus

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Belarus historical urban land area per greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6)

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Belarus historical urban population per greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6)

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Belarus

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Belarus historical urban population per methane emissions

Evolution of historical net migration in Belarus

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Belarus historical population per nitrous oxide emissions

Belarus historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per nitrous oxide emissions

Belarus historical urban population per nitrous oxide emissions

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Belarus historical date per population

Belarus historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)

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Belarus historical methane emissions per agricultural land

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Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Belarus

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Belarus

Belarus historical GDP per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)

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Belarus historical nitrous oxide emissions per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)

Belarus historical urban land area per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)

Belarus historical urban population per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Belarus

Belarus historical birth rate per access to electricity

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Belarus historical self-employed workers per access to electricity

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Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Belarus

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Belarus

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belarus

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Belarus

Distribution of sites in Belarus by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Belarus by area

Distribution of transboundary sites in Belarus

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Belarus by mean width

Wildfires width mean per length mean in Belarus

Cities in Belarus

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Wildfires in Belarus

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There are 82 books written about Belarus in the database

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