Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Languages
Belarusian, Russian, other
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Exports
machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
External Debt
$1,067,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - 2,130 (2008 est.), 2,145 (2007), 2,144.6 (2006), 2,150 (2005), 2,160.26 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
19
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Location
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Area
207,600 km sq
2,831 km sq
Coastline
0 km
403 km
Climate
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
