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Overview - Belarus

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Overview

Capital:
Minsk
Area:
207,600 km²
Population:
10,293,011 (2006 estimate)
Language(s):
Belarusian, Russian, others.
Religion(s):
Eastern Orthodox - 80%, others (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim) - 20%.
Ethnic Group(s):
Belarusian - 81.2%, Russian - 11.4%, Polish - 3.9%, Ukrainian - 2.4%, others - 1.1%.