Belarus
Republic of Belarus
Belarus sits in Eastern Europe and uses BYN - Belarusian ruble (Br). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Minsk
2M
Homyel’
499.9K
Hrodna
364.9K
Population
9.1M
9,109,280 people
Area
207.6K km2
207,600 square kilometers
Density
44/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Minsk
53.9, 27.57
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Belarus, officially listed here as Republic of Belarus, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Belarus, BY, BLR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Belarus is grouped under Europe, more specifically Eastern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 9,109,280 people and a land area of 207,600 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 44 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 53, 28, while the capital coordinate reference is 53.9, 27.57. Belarus shares listed land borders with LVA, LTU, POL, RUS, UKR, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Minsk (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Minsk, Homyel’, Hrodna, Vitsyebsk and Mahilyow. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Belarus, capital of Belarus, and major urban areas in Belarus. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Belarus uses calling code +375, postal format ######, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BYN - Belarusian ruble (Br), while language records include Belarusian and Russian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as BY. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 24.4 for 2020.
How to use this profile
This Belarus profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BY / BLR
Top-level domains
.by
Continents
Europe
Border countries
LVA, LTU, POL, RUS, UKR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
BY
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Belarus is represented by the BY country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Minsk
Minsk
1,995,091
primary
#2
Homyel’
Homyel’skaya Voblasts’
499,853
admin
#3
Hrodna
Hrodzyenskaya Voblasts’
364,902
admin
#4
Vitsyebsk
Vitsyebskaya Voblasts’
358,927
admin
#5
Mahilyow
Mahilyowskaya Voblasts’
352,891
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+375
Postal format
######
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Belarusian, Russian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
24.4
2020