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Republic of Belarus
📍 Essential Info
CapitalMinsk
TimezoneUTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population9.5M
Governmentpresidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.by
Internet Users92%
GDP per Capita$29,000
🌍 Geography
LocationEastern Europe, east of Poland
Size Comparisonslightly less than twice the size of Kentucky; slightly smaller than Kansas
Climatecold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
Terraingenerally flat with much marshland
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsBelarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.9% (2009 est.)
ReligionsOrthodox 48.3%, Catholic 7.1%, other 3.5%, non-believers 41.1% (2011 est.)
Median Age42.5 years
Life Expectancy74.7 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 3 July (1944)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook