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The Republic of Belarus is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe, capital Minsk. "Belarus" is also spelled "Belorussia", "Byelorussia", and other ways, but the present government prefers "Belarus". Historically Belarus was sometimes referred to in English as "White Russia".
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| National motto: Xxxxx | |||||
| Official languages | Belarusian, Russian | ||||
| Capital | Minsk | ||||
| President | Aleksandr Lukashenko | ||||
| Prime Minister | Henadz Navitski[?] | ||||
| President (in Exile) | Ivonka Survilla[?] | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 84th 207,600 km² xx% / Negligible | ||||
| Population
- Total (2002) - Density | Ranked 74th
10,350,194 xxx/km² | ||||
| Independence
- Declared - Recognised | (Event Xxxx)
1990 (Year) | ||||
| Currency | Belarusian Rouble | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +2 | ||||
| National anthem | My Bielarusy | ||||
| Internet TLD | .BY | ||||
| Calling Code | 375 | ||||
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History
Main article: History of Belarus
Politics
Main article: Politics of Belarus
Voblastsi
Main article: Voblastsi of Belarus[?]Belarus is divided into 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad):
Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya[?] (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya[?] (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya[?] (Vitsyebsk)
Note: voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses
Geography
Main article: Geography of Belarus
Economy
Main article: Economy of Belarus
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Belarus
Culture
Main article: Culture of Belarus[?]
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year | Novy Hod | |
| January 7 | Orthodox Christmas | ||
| January 14 | Orthodox New Year | ||
| March 8 | International Women's Day | ||
| March 15 | Constitution Day | Adopted in 1994 | |
| May 1 | International Labor Day | ||
| May 9 | Victory Day | Denotes the victory against Germany in World War II | |
| July 3 | Independence Day | ||
| December 25 | Catholic Christmas | ||
| Movable | Catholic Easter | ||
| Movable | Orthodox Easter | ||
| 9 days after Orthodox Easter | Commemoration Day | Radunitsa | |
Miscellaneous topics
- Communications in Belarus
- Transportation in Belarus
- Military of Belarus
- Foreign relations of Belarus
- Belarusian media
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