Quick Facts
Official name: Belarus, Republic of Belarus
(Belorussia, Belarus Republic, Republik Belarus, Belaruss, Belorus, Belaruse, Bellarus, Byelorussia, Belarusia, Balarus, Belorussia, Byelorussia, Bielorussie, Biélorussie, Bielorrusia, Bielorusia, Weisrussland, Weissrussland, Weißrußland, Weißrussland Wit-rusland, Vitryssland, Беларусь, Белоруссия)
Capital: Minsk
Main cities: Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev, Vitebsk
Official languages: Belorussian, Russian
Government: Presidential republic
President: Alexander Lukashenko
Symbol: Zubr
Time: GMT +2 (Last Sunday in October - last Sunday in March: GMT +3)
Altitude: 50-250 m
Main rivers: Three major rivers run through the country: the Neman, the Pripyat, and the Dnepr
Population: 9,689,800 (2008)
Population density: 49/km2
Dialing code: +375
National holidays:
- on January, 1st – New year
- on January, 7th – Christmas (orthodox)
- on February, 23rd – Day of defenders of fatherland
- on March, 8th – International womens day
- on March, 15th – Constitution day
- on April, 2nd – Day of a unification of the people of Belarus and Russia
- on May, 1st – Day of work
- on May, 9th – Victory Day
- 2nd Sunday of May - Day of the State Emblem of Belarus and the National flag of Belarus
- on July, 3rd – Independence Day of Belarus
- on November, 7th – Day of October revolution
- on December, 25th – Christmas (Catholic)
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