Belarus Basic Information

Belarus Basic Information

Basic data Capital Minsk Population 9.349 million (2021) Language Belarusian, Russian Religion 60% religious, of which 82% Orthodox, 12% Catholic, 6% other State system presidential republic Head of State Alexander Lukashenko Head of government Roman Golovchenko Currency name Belarusian ruble (BYN) Travel Time shift +2 hours (in summer +1 hour) Economy Nominal GDP (billion USD) […]

Belarus Economy

Belarus Economy

Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax system Basic data Over the last 10 years (2010 – 2020), the government’s economic growth forecast was realized only once – in 2017. At that time, the gross domestic product (GDP) rose by +2.4%, instead of the predicted +1.7%. However, this happened after […]

Belarus Visa

Belarus Visa, Embassy, Holidays and Shopping

VISAS, ENTRY RULES, CUSTOMS REGULATIONS in Belarus Citizens of the Russian Federation can freely enter the territory of Belarus, it is not required to apply for a visa. At the border, you must provide a general civil or international passport. Minors under the age of 14 traveling with their parents must be entered in the […]

History in Belarus

History in Belarus

The first people appeared on the territory of modern Belarus about 100 thousand years ago. The current Belarusians are the result of a mixture of Dregovichi, Krivichi and Radimichi. In the 6th-9th centuries, such large cities as Smolensk, Polotsk and Turov began to be built here, around which the principalities of Polotsk, Turov-Pinsk and Smolensk […]

Belarus History

Belarus History

From the end of the 10th century, part of the Grand Duchy of Kiev, the territory of the current Belarus, was progressively annexed to Lithuania. Occupied by the Germans (1918), it came under the control of the Bolsheviks who proclaimed the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic on 1 January 1919. In 1922 the Belarus participated in […]

Minsk, Belarus History

Minsk, Belarus History and Economy

Minsk is the capital city of Belarus according to itypejob. After World War II most of the city was destroyed. It was rebuilt by Stalin in the 1950s. During the Soviet period it was the capital of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1919 to 1991. Today Minsk is a large metropolis, it is the largest city in Belarus. By population, Minsk ranks 116th […]

Travel to Belarus

Travel to Belarus

Belarus, which officially goes by the name Republic of Belarus and is located in the eastern part of Europe, has for many been an unknown and closed country. Belarus borders Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine. In Belarus you will find stately UNESCO-listed castles, mighty Stalinist architecture in Minsk, eventful and dramatic history in the […]