Belarus, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Minsk, capital city of Belarus

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Belarus is a country located in the Eastern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization.

Easy learning about Belarus
Belarus is located in	Eastern Europe Europe Continent
Member of	CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization
Belarus has a population of	9,115,680 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Belarus are called Belarusians
The country’s total area is	207,600 Km² ( 128,996 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	112
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Belarus HDI ranks in position nº 69 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.801 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Belarus’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 81 countries Belarus passport ranks in position nº 60 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Belarus GDP per capita is	$7,875 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Belarus ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Belarus EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 539 ranks 35th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	53° 00' N, 28° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Belarus Capital city	Minsk
Neighbouring countries	Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia.
Belarus Climate	cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
Most predominant religion	Orthodox,
Second most predominant religion	Catholic
Currency name & code	Belarusian ruble (BYN)
Internet ccTLD	.by
Belarus calling code	+375

6 regions (voblastsi) and 1 municipality* (horad)

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