Belarus official name

Republic of Belarus

Рэспубліка Беларусь

Республика Беларусь

Capital

Minsk

Official Languages

Belarusian, Russian

Area

Total 207,600 sq km

Population

9,689,800 (2008)

President

Alexander Lukashenko

Prime Minister

Sergey Sidorsky

Independence from the Soviet Union

Declared 27th July 1990

Established 25th August 1991

Completed 25th December 1991

Government

Presidential Republic

Currency

Belarusian Ruble (BYR)

Internet TLD

.by

Calling Code

375