Centre for Intercultural Learning
www.intercultures.gc.ca
Home > Country Insights > Overview - Belarus
-
Centre for Intercultural Learning
Country Facts
Links to the best Web sites for virtually every country in the world.
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%.