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Photos of Belarus

A panel on the World War II Monument in Victory Square in Minsk, Belarus. An eternal flame burns at the base of the memorial that was constructed in 1954 to commemorate the country's war dead.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 86

People and Society

Languages

Russian audio sample:

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023  population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 46

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 216

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 210

Death rate

comparison ranking: 10

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 67

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 186

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 219

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 208

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 30

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 86

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 121

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 79

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 84

Labor force

comparison ranking: 89

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 64

Public debt

comparison ranking: 161

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 155

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 144

Exports

comparison ranking: 68

Imports

comparison ranking: 69

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 37

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 70

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 92

Railways

comparison ranking: total 34

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 58

Waterways

comparison ranking: 37

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 171

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 89

Space

Transnational Issues