Population
9.1M
Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,477
in 2031
Passport power
#107
43 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
8
Top: Minsk
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Belarus
- Capital
- Minsk
- Continent
- Europe / Eastern Europe
- Area
- 207,600 km²
- Population
- 9.1M
- Density
- 43.9/km²
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .by
- Calling code
- +375
- Timezone
- UTC+03:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #107 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 43
- Total accessible
- 81
Culture and society
- Languages
- Belarusian (беларуская мова), Russian (Русский)
- Religions
- Christianity 91.0%, No religion 7.8%, Other 1.2%
- Currencies
- Br BYN — Belarusian ruble
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.824
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $51,477
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.4 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 94.3%
- Gini index (2019)
- 25.3
- Inflation (2031)
- 5.0%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 2.9%
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.5%
- Life satisfaction (2021)
- 5.8/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 12.9 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2019)
- 2.4/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.70