Part of | Eastern Europe |
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Inception | 25 August 1991, 19 September 1991 |
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Official name | Беларусь, Рэспубліка Беларусь |
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Native label | Рэспубліка Беларусь, Республика Беларусь, Беларусь |
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IPA transcription | bʲɛɫ̪äˈrus̪ʲ |
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Participant in | Russian invasion of Ukraine |
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Named after | White Ruthenia |
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Official language | Belarusian, Russian |
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Anthem | My Belarusy |
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Culture | culture of Belarus |
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Motto text | Hospitality Beyond Borders |
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Continent | Europe |
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Country | Belarus |
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Capital | Minsk |
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Located in time zone | UTC+03:00, Europe/Minsk |
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Located in/on physical feature | Eastern Europe |
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Coordinate location | 53°31′42″N 28°2′48″E |
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Coordinates of easternmost point | 53°23′35″N 32°46′37″E |
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Coordinates of northernmost point | 56°10′19″N 28°8′22″E |
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Coordinates of southernmost point | 51°16′0″N 30°35′0″E |
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Coordinates of westernmost point | 52°16′59″N 23°10′42″E |
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Highest point | Dzyarzhynskaya Hara |
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Lowest point | Neman |
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Basic form of government | presidential system |
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Office held by head of state | President of Belarus |
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Head of state | Alexander Lukashenko |
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Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Belarus |
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Head of government | Roman Golovchenko |
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Executive body | Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus |
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Legislative body | National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus |
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Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of Belarus |
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Central bank | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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Currency | Belarusian ruble |
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Driving side | right |
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Electrical plug type | Europlug, Schuko |
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Replaces | Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
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Language used | Russian, Belarusian |
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Official website | https://www.belarus.by/ |
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Hashtag | Belarus |
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Top-level Internet domain | .by, .бел |
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Flag | flag of Belarus |
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Coat of arms | coat of arms of Belarus |
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Geography of topic | geography of Belarus |
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Has characteristic | not-free country |
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History of topic | history of Belarus |
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Separated from | Soviet Union |
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Railway traffic side | right |
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Economy of topic | economy of Belarus |
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Demographics of topic | demographics of Belarus |
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Official observer status in organisation | Shanghai Cooperation Organisation |
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Mobile country code | 257 |
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Country calling code | +375 |
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Trunk prefix | 8 |
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Emergency phone number | 101, 102, 103 |
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GS1 country code | 481 |
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Licence plate code | BLR |
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Maritime identification digits | 206 |
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Unicode character | 🇧🇾 |
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Category for maps | Category:Maps of Belarus |
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