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Country
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Belarus |
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President: Alexander Lukashenko
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Population
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16,323,044
| 9,643,566
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Life Expectancy
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52.310 years
| 71.480 years
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Capital City
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| Minsk
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Minsk (population: 1,742,120) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.817
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| GDP per capita |
| $15,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 99.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 2
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 32.5%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 1.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Legal
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
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Independence date
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| 25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| Belarusian, Russian, other
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| Exports |
| machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
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| External Debt |
| $33,730,000,000 US
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| 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)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 19
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Eastern Europe, east of Poland
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 207,600 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
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