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Belarus

Official Name:	The Republic of Belarus
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Respublika Byelarus'
ISO Country Codes:	BY : BLR
Internet Domain:	.by
Government Web Site:	https://www.belarus.by/en/

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Capital:	Minsk	Main Airports:	Minsk National Airport
Language(s):	Belarussian;Russian	Population:	9,413,505
Currency:	Belarussian Rouble	ISO Currency Code:	BYR
Telephone Dial In:	+375	ID Prefix:	810

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Central European Initiative; Collective Security Treaty Organization; Commonwealth of Independent States; Council of The Baltic Sea States; Eurasian Economic Union; Euro Atlantic Partnership Council; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

Belapan;

Belarusian Telegraph Agency;

BPC;

Newspaper

Sovetskaya Belorussia;

Radio

Belarus

Government Website:	https://www.belarus.by/en/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/belarus
Central Bank:	National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

GDP:	$184.482 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$19,800 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate:	Belarussian Rouble
Currency Code:	BYR
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	9.2%	grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk
Industry:	40.9%	metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, , synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, , refrigerators, washing machines and other household appliances
Services:	49.8%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Europe; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (Belstat);

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Belarus

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU and OFAC

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Belarussian ; Russian
Customs & Excise:	State Customs Authorities of the Republic of Belarus
Development Bank(s):	The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 82/184 (2021)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 91/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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