Area 207,600 sq km (80,154 sq mi)
Poplation 10,322,000
Capital city Minsk (1,677,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Belarusian 81%, Russian 11% Polish, Ukrainian, Others
Language Belarusian, Russian, (both official)
Religions Eastern Orthodox 80%, Others20%
Currency Belarusian roule = 100 kopecks

The republic of Belarus is a landlacked country in Eastern Europe.

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