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Photos of Belarus

Part of the memorial at Khatyn, Belarus, which commemorates the village that was annihilated on 1 March 1943 during Nazi reprisals against Belarusian partisans.

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

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