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Official name:
Republic of Belarus
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Eastern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   9 449
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   46.6
    Capital city    Minsk
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   2 016.7b,c
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   207 600a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   87.1
    National currency    Belarusian Ruble (BYN)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   2.1c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)57 23256 45559 662d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)7.8-3.83d
    GDP per capita (current US$)6 075.25 980.76 311.7d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)10.17.27.5d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)40.337.736.8d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)49.555.155.7d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)11i9.710.8i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)32.2i31.130.2i
    Employment in services (% employed)56.8i59.259i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)6.15.94.6
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)57.5 / 69.658.6 / 71.057.3 / 71.3
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100i387508c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)117121120j
    International trade: exports (million current US$)25 28326 66032 764i,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)34 88430 29139 317i,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 9 601- 3 631- 6 553i,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 8 280- 1 831- 1 166c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratek (average annual %)-0.3~0.0~0.0
    Urban population (% of total population)74.777.279c
    Urban population growth ratek (average annual %)0.30.7...
    Fertility rate, totalk (live births per woman)1.41.61.7
    Life expectancy at birthk (females/males, years)75.2 / 63.678.0 / 66.879.3 / 69.3
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)14.9 / 19.116.3 / 20.417.2 / 22.6
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)1 090.4 / 11.61 082.9 / 11.51 069.4 / 11.3c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)8.4l7.98.6c
    Infant mortality ratek (per 1 000 live births)6.33.43
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)5.76.15.9m,a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)3.25.2...
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)5.14.84.8a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)104.3 / 104.599.2 / 99.1100.4 / 100.6d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)106.4 / 109.9104.6 / 106.3101.7 / 103.1d
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)94.6 / 65.4i102.6 / 77.295.1 / 80.2d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)4.33.52.4d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)31.827.340n
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)31.8o62.2p79.1d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.7q0.5q0.6d
    Threatened species (number)162130
    Forested area (% of land area)42.142.542.5i,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)59.5 / 6.352.6 / 5.554.1 / 5.7a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)167163180a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)122112114a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)119r4 386r,s11 502t,d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)37.247.147.1c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)85.8 / 84.782.6 / 77.881.7 / 76.4a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.240.190.21d
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