Viewow’s Traveler Notes in
International Dialling Code   +375
Internet Country Code   .by
Time zone   GMT +2
Monetary Unit   Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR)

Weights and Measures   The metric system is in use
Electric Power   220 V / 50 Hz
Electric Plugs   C & F

C : Round pin attachment plug

F : “Schuko” plug and receptacle with side grounding contacts

View of Geography in
Coordinates   53 00 N, 28 00 E

Total Area   207,600 sq km
Land Area   207,600 sq km
Water Area   0 sq km
Land Boundaries   3,306 km  
Border Countries   Latvia 171 km, Lithuania 680 km, Poland 605 km, Russia 959 km, Ukraine 891 km
Costline Lenghts   0 km
Highets Point   Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m
Lowest Point   Nyoman River 90 m
Terrain   generally flat and contains much marshland
Climate   cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime

Average Tempretures in Summer   19°C (67°F) in summer

Average Tempretures in Winter   -5°C (23°F) in January

View of People in
National Name   Respublika Byelarus' 
Nationality   Belarusian

Anthem   Maladaya Belarus

Flag   Two horizontal bands of red (top) and green, with the red band twice as wide as the green. At the hoist is a vertical band showing a traditional Belarusian ornamental pattern
Ethnicity   Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census)
Languages   Belorussian (White Russian), Russian, other
Religious      Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Independance Day   3 July (1944) (from German troopss),

25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

View of Demographics in
Population Density   46.7% per sq km (July 2008 est.)
Population Growth   -0.393% (2008 est.)
Urban Population Rate   72.6% (2006)
Infant Mortality Rate   6.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Total Fertility Rates   1.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Life Expectancy   70.34 years
Birth Rate   9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death Rate   deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex Ratio     0.8375 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Divorces   31,814 (annual divorces), 0.31% (2006)
Literacy Rate   99.6% (1999 census)
Literacy Rate (female)   99.4% (1999 census)
Suffrage   18 years of age

View of Economy in

Gdp (ppp)   $105.2 billion (2007 est.)
Budget   revenues: $20.76 billion  ,  expenditures: $21.18 billion (2007 est.)
Exports   $23.04 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports   $27.57 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Invenstment   29.9% (of GDP - 2007 est.)

Unemployment Rate   1.6% (2005)
Labor Force   4.3 million (31 December 2005)
Inflation Rate   8.4% (2007 est.)
Growth Rate   8.2% (2007 est.)
Arable Land   26.77% (2005)
Industries   synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators, metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions
Agriculture   egetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk, grain, potatoes
Natural Resources   granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay, forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas

View of Some Facts in
Main Lines Phones   3.368 million (2006) 
Mobile Phones   5.96 million (2006)
Internet Hosts   20,685 (2007)
Internet users   5.478 million (2006)
Airports  67 (2007)
Gsm   GSM 900 / GSM 1800
Gsm Operator   BeST, MTS, Velcom
Railways   5,512 km (2006)
Highways   94,797 km (2005)
Waterways   2,500 km km (2003)
Merchant Marine   ships (1000 GRT or over) (2008)
Ports and Terminals   Mazyr

Business Week in Belarus

--- Offices

Monday - Friday   9a.m. to 5p.m.

Saturday - Sunday   closed

Monday - Friday   10a.m. to 7p.m.

Saturday   10a.m. to 7p.m.

Sunday   closed

--- Banks

Monday - Friday   9a.m. to 4p.m.

Saturday - Sunday   closed

--- Government

Monday - Friday   9a.m. to 5p.m.

Official Holidays of Belarus

New Year's Day   January 1

Christmas (Orthodox)   January 7

International Women's Day   March 8

Constitution Day   March 15

International Labor Day   May 1

Victory Day, Mother's Day, Veteran's Day   May 9

Independence Day   July 3

Remembrance Day   November 2

October Revolution Remembrance Day   November 7

Christmas Day   December 25

Easter(Orthodox)

Easter(Catholic)

The Holy Trinity (Radunitsa)