Belarus
Formal Name
Republic of Belarus
Local Name
Belarus
Local Formal Name
Respublika Belarus'
Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Minsk
Main Cities: Gomel, Vitebsk, Brest,
Grodno
Population: 10,304,000
Area [sq.km]: 207,000
Currency: 1 ruble = 100 kopeks
Languages: Belorussian, Russian,
Polish
Religions: Roman Catholic, Russian
Orthodox