Outline of Belarus

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The Coat of arms of Belarus

The location of Belarus

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belarus:

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. Its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Belarus

Pronunciation: /ˌbɛləˈruːs/ BEL-ə-ROOSS
Common English country name: Belarus
Official English country name: The Republic of Belarus
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Belarusian
Demonym(s): Belarusian(s)
Etymology: Name of Belarus
International rankings of Belarus
ISO country codes: BY, BLR, 112
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BY
Internet country code top-level domain: .by
Internet Internationalized country code top-level domain: .бел

Geography of Belarus

Geography of Belarus

Belarus is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Europe
    - Eastern Europe
- Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Belarus
  - High: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m (1,135 ft)
  - Low: Neman River 90 m (295 ft)
- Land boundaries: 3,306 km

Russia 959 km

Ukraine 891 km

Lithuania 680 km

Poland 605 km

Latvia 171 km

Coastline: none

Population of Belarus: 9,255,524 (2022) - 98th most populous country
Area of Belarus: 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) - 85th largest country
Atlas of Belarus

Environment of Belarus

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Natural geographic features of Belarus

Administrative divisions of Belarus

Regions of Belarus

Districts of Belarus

There are 118 districts in Belarus.

List of cities and towns in Belarus

List of urban-type settlements in Belarus

Rural councils of Belarus

Demography of Belarus

Demographics of Belarus

Government and politics of Belarus

Politics of Belarus


CIS Member State
Constitution Constitutional court Human rights
Presidency President Alexander Lukashenko Presidential Administration
Executive Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin Government Security Council
National Assembly National Assembly Council of the Republic House of Representatives
All-Belarusian People's Assembly All-Belarusian People's Assembly Chairman Presidium
Judiciary Supreme Court Economic Court
Administrative divisions Regions Districts
Elections Presidential elections 1994 2001 2006 2010 2015 2020 2025 Parliamentary elections 1995 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2019 2024 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Maxim Ryzhenkov Diplomatic missions of / in Belarus Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Belarus–European Union relations Belarus–NATO relations Belarus–China relations Belarus–Germany relations Belarus–Lithuania relations Belarus–Poland relations Belarus–Russia relations Belarus–Ukraine relations Belarus–United States relations
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Form of government: presidential republic
Capital of Belarus: Minsk
Elections in Belarus
Political parties in Belarus

Branches of government

Government of Belarus

Executive branch of the government of Belarus

Legislative branch of the government of Belarus

Parliament of Belarus (bicameral)
- Upper house: Council of the Republic
- Lower house: House of Representatives of Belarus

Judicial branch of the government of Belarus

Court system of Belarus

Supreme Court of Belarus

Foreign relations of Belarus

Foreign relations of Belarus

International organization membership

The Republic of Belarus is a member of:

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
Central European Initiative (CEI)
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Belarus

Law of Belarus

Military of Belarus

Military of Belarus

Local government in Belarus

Local government in Belarus

History of Belarus

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History of Belarus

Prehistory (to 500) Stone Age Paleolithic Mesolithic Neolithic Bronze Age Iron Age Neuri Bastarnae
Early Middle Ages (500–1240) Balts Slavs Principality of Polotsk Principality of Turov Principality of Smolensk Lithuania proper
Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1237–1569) Formation Union of Krewo Lithuanian Statutes Reformation Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars Union of Lublin Golden Age
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795) Union of Lublin Polish–Russian Wars Union of Brest The Deluge Polonization Enlightenment Constitution of 3 May 1791 Partitions of the Commonwealth Kościuszko Uprising
Under the Russian Empire (1795–1917) Overview Belarusian Governorate Lithuania Governorate Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1811) War of 1812 Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1812) Northwestern Krai November Uprising January Uprising Russification National Revival World War I
Modern era (1917–1991) October Revolution Russian Civil War Western Oblast Belarusian Democratic Republic (BNR) Grand Duchy of Lithuania-Belarus SSR of Byelorussia (SSRB) SSR of Lithuania and Belorussia (SSR LitBel) Polish–Soviet War Bulak-Balachowicz Byelorussian SSR (BSSR) Collectivization Belarusization Territorial expansion Republic of Central Lithuania Belarusian State West Belarus Stalinist repressions World War II Polish Defensive War Reunification of Belarus German invasion German occupation Holocaust Partisan movement Collaborationism Liberation Post-war period
Contemporary (since 1991) Independent Belarus 1995 Referendum 1996 Referendum 2004 Constitutional referendum 2020–2021 Protests 2022 Constitutional referendum
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History of Belarus

Military history of Belarus

Culture of Belarus

A woman in Belarusian dress

Traditional Belarusian house at Belarusian Culture Museum and Center in Hajnówka

Batlejka booth in the Belarusian National History Museum

Culture of Belarus

Art in Belarus

Sports in Belarus

Sports in Belarus

Education in Belarus

Education in Belarus

See also

References

↑ "Population at the beginning of 2022". belstat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
↑ "Belarus". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Archived from the original on January 18, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

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Belarus News and Analysis Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
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