Belarus
Belarus is in Eastern Europe, with its capital at Minsk and an area of about 207,600 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Republic of Belarus
- Capital
- Minsk
- Region
- Europe · Eastern Europe
- Area
- 207,600 km²
- Languages
- Belarusian, Russian
- Currencies
- Belarusian ruble (BYN)
- Natural resources
- timber, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay
- Industries
- metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, refrigerators, washing machines and other household appliances
- Main exports
- fertilizers, rapeseed oil, wood, poultry, beef
First-level divisions (7)
- Brest
- Gomel
- Grodno
- Mahilioŭ
- Minsk
- Minsk
- Vitebsk
Major cities
- Minsk (population 1,805,000)
- Gomel (population 480,951)
- Mogilev (population 369,200)
- Vitebsk (population 342,700)
- Grodno (population 317,365)
- Brest (population 300,715)
- Babruysk (population 220,517)
- Baranavichy (population 168,772)
- Barysaw (population 155,389)
- Orsha (population 135,206)
- Pinsk (population 130,777)
- Mazyr (population 112,137)
- Maladziečna (population 101,300)
- Lida (population 100,216)
- Polotsk (population 82,258)