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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Homyel
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480,951
|
2020
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Mahilyow
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369,200
|
2020
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Minsk
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1,742,124
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2020
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| Region: |
Eastern Europe |
| Population: |
9,249,153 |
| Area Total: |
207,600km2 |
| Area Land: |
207,600km2 |
| Coast Line: |
0km |
| Capital: |
Minsk |
| Climate: |
Transitional between continental and maritime
Cold winters
Cool, moist summers |
| Languages: |
Byelorussian
Russian |
| Currency: |
Belarusian rubel (BR) |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 27 July (1991), Constitution Day is 15 March |
Average Daily Temperature
|
| January: |
°C / 20.60°F |
| July: |
°C / 63.70°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 25.4" |
Boundaries
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Russia
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959 km
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Ukraine
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891 km
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Poland
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605 km
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Lithuania
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502 km
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Latvia
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141 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Byelorussian
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78.00%
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Russian
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13.00%
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Polish
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4.00%
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Ukranian
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3.00%
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Other
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2.00%
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Religions
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Eastern Orthodox
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80.00%
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim
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20.00%
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CountryWire
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