Country: Belarus



Population: 9,467,700
Capital: Minsk
Currency: Belarussian Rouble (Russian Ruble [RUR] was formerly in use) (BYR )
Top level domain: .by
Int. Phone access: 375
ISO2 code: BY
ISO3 code: BLR
IOC code: BLR


Belarus



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Belarus

Languages:
Belarusian, Russian, other

Religions:
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)

United Nations member since: 1945-10-24

Olympic achievements

Olympic Summer Games: 4 times.   Medals: gold  10   silver  19   bronse   35
Olympic Winter Games: 5 times.   Medals: gold  1   silver  4   bronse   4

Provinces / Regions


Brestskaya Voblasts`, Homyel`skaya Voblasts`, Hrodzyenskaya Voblasts`, Minsk, Minskaya Voblasts`, Mahilyowskaya Voblasts`, Vitsyebskaya Voblasts`,

Major Cities


Minsk, Gomel, Mogiljov, Vitebsk, Grodno, Brest, Bobruisk, Baranovitši, Borisov, Pinsk, Orša, Mozyr, Novopolotsk, Lida, Soligorsk, Molodetšno,
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