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:	http://www.belarus.by/en/

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Capital:	Minsk	Main Airports:	Minsk National Airport
Language(s):	Belarussian;Russian	Population:	9,441,842
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; UNESCO UIS

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

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Belarusian Telegraph Agency;

Belarus Today;

BPC;

EKOPRESS;

Newspaper

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Belapan - English Edition;

Sovetskaya Belorussia;

Zvyazda;

Radio

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EuroRadio FM;

Radio Station Belarus;

Belarus

Government Website:	http://www.belarus.by/en/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/belarus
Central Bank:	National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	1.9 Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	0.8% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	5.7% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	5.6% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	9% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$63.168 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$19,150 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Belarussian Rouble
Currency Code:	BYR
World Bank Classification:	Upper Middle Income

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;
National Standards Bureau:	State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 63/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 49/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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