| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 (Eastern European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Belarusian, Russian |
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| Currency: |
Belarusian rubles (BYR) €1 = Br22367, $1 = Br20045, £1 = Br26657 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .by | International Dialling Code: 375 |
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For help planning your trip to Belarus including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Belarus trip planning page.
Further information on Belarus
Discover more about Belarus - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 207,600 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Neighbours (border lengths): Latvia (171km), Lithuania (680km), Poland (605km), Russia (959km), Ukraine (891km)
Highest mountain: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (346m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Belarus from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 125/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Repressed | 153/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 155/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 119/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 156/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Belarus Status: Independent Country
Population: 9,608,058 (rank: 92/196) Density: 46.2 people/sq km (rank: 134/196)
Ethnic groups: Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census)
Religions: Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
GDP (PPP): $150.4 billion GDP per capita: $16,100 (rank: 66/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.