Belarus--English--People's Daily Online

	Ethnic composition in Belarus [ 17:25 September 23 2012]
	Demography in Belarus [ 17:16 September 23 2012]
	Population in Belarus [ 17:04 September 23 2012]
	Information society in Belarus [ 16:56 September 23 2012]
	Civil society in Belarus [ 16:52 September 23 2012]
	Church and religion in Belarus [ 16:41 September 23 2012]
	Social policy in Belarus [ 16:23 September 23 2012]
	Daily life in Belarus (Ⅲ) [ 18:58 August 27 2012]
	Daily life in Belarus (II) [ 18:43 August 27 2012]
	Daily life in Belarus (I) [ 18:29 August 27 2012]

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General Overview

·Official name – The Republic of Belarus
·Territory – 207,600 square kilometers
·Time zone – GMT+3
·Population – 9,471,900
·Capital – the City of Minsk
·Official languages – Belarusian and Russian
·Currency – the Belarusian ruble (BYR)
·Religion – Christians, Orthodox and Catholic
·Geographical position – the center of Europe (28-32° E longitude, 51-55° N latitude). It shares borders
with Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, and Ukraine.
·Climate – mild winters and warm summers.
The hottest month is July, the coldest is January.
·National holiday – July 3
·Ethnic – Belarusians (over 80 percent), Russians