Belarus

country in Eastern Europe

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Belarus is a sovereign state located in the continent of Europe^[1]. It has an area of 208k^[2] and a population of 9.1M as of 2026^[3]. The country operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone, specifically designated as Europe/Minsk.

The capital of Belarus is Minsk. Its official languages are Belarusian and Russian^[4]. The head of state is Alexander Lukashenko^[5]^[6].

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections

Geography

Location

Eastern Europe, east of Poland

Climate

cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime

Terrain

generally flat with much marshland

Natural resources

timber, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay

People & Society

Religions

Orthodox 48.3%, Catholic 7.1%, other 3.5%, non-believers 41.1% (2011 est.)

Government

Government type

presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship

Independence

25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

National holiday

Independence Day, 3 July (1944)

Legal system

civil law system

Economy

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

$265.22 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita

$29,000 (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate

4% (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

5.8% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate

3.4% (2024 est.)

Exports - partners

China 34%, Kazakhstan 10%, Uzbekistan 7%, Poland 6%, Brazil 5% (2023)

Imports - partners

China 33%, Poland 16%, Germany 11%, Lithuania 10%, Turkey 9% (2023)

Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Belarus

Summary

Belarus is a sovereign state^[1]. Belarus draws 8,668 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #76 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

Belarus was a member of United Nations^[3].
Belarus was a member of Commonwealth of Independent States^[4].
Belarus was a member of Collective Security Treaty Organization^[5].
Belarus was a member of Eurasian Economic Community^[6].
Belarus was a member of Union State^[7].
Belarus was a member of Eastern Partnership^[8].
Belarus is in the country of Belarus^[9].
Belarus's head of government is recorded as Alaksandar Turčyn^[10].
Belarus is on the continent of Europe^[11].
Belarus's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[12].
Belarus's instance of is recorded as unitary state^[13].
Belarus's instance of is recorded as social state^[14].
Belarus's instance of is recorded as country^[15].
Belarus's instance of is recorded as landlocked country^[16].
Belarus's head of state is recorded as Alexander Lukashenko^[17].
Belarus's capital is recorded as Minsk^[18].
Belarus's official language is recorded as Belarusian^[19].
Belarus's official language is recorded as Russian^[20].
Belarus's currency is recorded as Belarusian ruble^[21].
Belarus's shares border with is recorded as Latvia^[22].
Belarus's shares border with is recorded as Lithuania^[23].
Belarus's shares border with is recorded as Poland^[24].
Belarus's shares border with is recorded as Ukraine^[25].
Belarus's shares border with is recorded as Russia^[26].
Belarus's shares border with is recorded as European Union^[27].

Body

Geography

Belarus is in the country of Belarus^[9]. Belarus is on the continent of Europe^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[12], unitary state^[13], social state^[14], country^[15], and landlocked country^[16].

History and Context

White Ruthenia is named after Belarus^[28].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Belarus include Belarusians^[29], an ethnic group^[30]; Moscow Belorussky railway station^[31], a station building^[32], in Russia^[33], founded in 1870^[34]; Belorusskaya^[35], a metro station^[36], in Russia^[37], founded in 1952^[38]; M1 Belarus Federal Highway^[39], a road^[40], in Russia^[41]; time in Belarus^[42], a time by area^[43]; and Biloruska Street, Kyiv^[44], a street^[45], in Ukraine^[46].

Why It Matters

Belarus draws 8,668 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #76 of 197).^[2] Belarus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Belarus is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Belarus include Belarusians^[29], an ethnic group^[30]; Moscow Belorussky railway station^[31], a station building^[32], in Russia^[33], founded in 1870^[34]; Belorusskaya^[35], a metro station^[36], in Russia^[37], founded in 1952^[38]; M1 Belarus Federal Highway^[39], a road^[40], in Russia^[41]; time in Belarus^[42], a time by area^[43]; and Biloruska Street, Kyiv^[44], a street^[45], in Ukraine^[46].

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Member of SCO high0.9936 independent sources

evidence “The group brings together Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, four Central Asian countries and Moscow-allied Belarus.” taipeitimes.com · read source

Member of EU high0.9612 independent sources

evidence “People and companies in countries considered backers of Russia are also on the EU list, including from Belarus, China, Iran and North Korea.” newsday.com · read source

Member of Eurasian Economic Union emerging0.844 independent sources

evidence “Since Prabowo took office, Indonesia has joined BRICS and signed a free trade agreement with the Russia-dominated Eurasian Economic Union, a grouping that also includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.” thediplomat.com · read source

Member of NATO emerging0.803 independent sources

evidence “Vladimir Putin meets Belarus hardman Lukashenko as fears grow of Russian attack on Nato after CIA boss's warning flight” dailymail.com · read source

Member of EAEU emerging0.803 independent sources

evidence “She noted that this position is shared by other EAEU partners and was reflected in the joint statement of the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia on May 29 of this year.” arka.am · read source

Member of European Union emerging0.803 independent sources

evidence “Poland is seeking to prevent secondary irregular migration, in which people who enter the European Union from Belarus travel through Lithuania into Poland.” lrt.lt · read source

partner 4ort BRICS emerging0.764 independent sources

evidence “Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam became BRICS partner countries last year.” orissapost.com · read source

Member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) emerging0.722 independent sources

evidence “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, which took place in Kyrgyzstan, did not bring the consensus desired by Vladimir Putin - the President of the Russian Federation and Aleksander Lukashenko - the President of Belarus, to transform the SCO Development Bank into a functional institution.” bursa.ro · read source

Member of European Economic Union emerging0.722 independent sources

evidence “"We will insist that Armenia cannot aspire for EU membership while hugely benefiting from cooperation within the European Economic Union (EEU)," said Ushakov, referring to the five-member trade bloc that also includes Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.” indonesiatribune.com · read source

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Quick Facts

Instance of sovereign state, unitary state, social state, country, landlocked country

Inception August 25, 1991, September 19, 1991, 882

Country Belarus

Official website www.belarus.by, www.belarus.by, www.belarus.by, www.belarus.by

Coordinate location 🗺️ 53.528°, 28.047°

Short name Белоруссия, Беларусь, Biélorussie, Běłoruska, Belarus, Belarus, Беларусь

Properties

Age of majority +18, +16

Anthem My Belarusy

Area +207600.496983, +207596.76

Basic form of government presidential system, republic

Birth rate 9.16 (9.16–9.47, n=4)

Bti governance index 2.78 (2.75–3.71, n=9)

Bti status index 4.61 (4.27–4.89, n=8)

Capital Minsk

Central bank National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

Coat of arms Emblem of Belarus, Pahonia

Contains the administrative territorial entity Brest region, Gomel Region, Grodno Region, Mogilev region, Minsk region, Vitebsk Region, Minsk

Continent Europe

Coordinates of easternmost point 🗺️ 53.393°, 32.777°

Coordinates of geographic center 🗺️ 53.710°, 27.953°, 🗺️ 53.710°, 27.953°

Coordinates of northernmost point 🗺️ 56.172°, 28.139°

Coordinates of southernmost point 🗺️ 51.267°, 30.583°

Coordinates of westernmost point 🗺️ 52.283°, 23.178°

Culture culture of Belarus

Currency Belarusian ruble, Belarusian ruble, Belarusian ruble

Death rate 15.5 (12.8–16.6, n=4)

Democracy index +2.59

Demographics of topic demographics of Belarus

Demonym Wit-Rus, Belarusian, belarusz, hviderusser, Bielorusiano, Belarusänan, بيلاروسي, بيلاروسية, بيلاروسيون, белорус, белоруска, белорусы, білорус, білоруска, білоруси, білорусини, belarús, belarussa, belarussos, בלארוסי, בלארוסית, bieloruși, belarus, belarusă, বেলারুশীয়, bielorusso, bielorussa, bielorussi, bielorusse, bielarusce, bielorrusu, bielorrusa, Biélorusse, Běłorusa, belarusier, biełoruso, biełorusi, biełorusa, biełoruse, beloruso, بيلاروسي, بيلاروسية, بيلاروسيين, بيلاروسيات, Belorus, Belorusinja, Bealarúiseach, Belarusse, Belarussen, Belarussin, Belarussinnen

Described by source Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), TASS Encyclopedia

Different from White movement

Diplomatic relation European Union, Italy, Germany, Russia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Moldova, Libya, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Israel, India, Iran, People's Republic of China, Malaysia, Algeria, United States, Chile, Georgia, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Hungary, North Korea

Driving side right

Economy of topic economy of Belarus

Electrical plug type Europlug, Schuko

Emergency phone number 101, 102, 103

Executive body Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus

Female population 5.0M (5.0M–5.1M, n=4)

Flag flag of Belarus

Foreign direct investment net inflow 9.9B (9.9B–19.8B, n=8)

Foreign direct investment net outflow 204.8M (204.8M–898.8M, n=8)

Geography of topic Geography of Belarus

Geoshape 🗺️ View shape: Belarus

Gini coefficient +24.4

Gs1 country code 481

Happy planet index score +42.9

Has characteristic not-free country

Hashtag Belarus

Head of government Syarhei Rumas, Raman Hałowčanka, Alexander Turchyn

Head of state Alexander Lukashenko

Highest judicial authority Supreme Court of Belarus

Highest point Dzyarzhynskaya Hara

History of topic history of Belarus

Human development index 0.81 (0.68–0.82, n=27)

Inequality-adjusted human development index 0.77 (0.75–0.77, n=10)

Ipa transcription bʲɛlaˈrusʲ, bʲɛɫ̪äˈrus̪ʲ, ˈʋiːtərʉʂlɑn

Language used Russian, Belarusian

Legislative body National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus

Licence plate code BLR

Life expectancy 73 (67.9–74, n=22)

Literacy rate +100

Located in time zone UTC+03:00, Europe/Minsk

Located in/on physical feature Eastern Europe

Lowest point Neman

Mains voltage +220

Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Belarus

Male population 4.2M (4.2M–4.4M, n=4)

Maritime identification digits 206

Marriageable age +18

Member of United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States, Collective Security Treaty Organization, Eurasian Economic Community, Union State, Eastern Partnership, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Treaty on Open Skies, Interpol, Nuclear Suppliers Group, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, UNESCO, Universal Postal Union UPU, International Telecommunication Union, International Civil Defence Organisation, World Meteorological Organization, World Health Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area, World Customs Organization, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Minimum wage 330 (265–2.3M, n=8)

Mobile country code 257

Motto text Ospitalitate dincolo de granițe

Named after White Ruthenia

Native label Рэспубліка Беларусь, Беларусь

Nominal gdp 71.9B (12.1B–78.8B, n=36)

Number of out-of-school children 58k (18k–59k, n=13)

Office held by head of government Prime Minister of Belarus

Office held by head of state President of Belarus

Official language Belarusian, Russian

Official name Республика Беларусь, Беларусь, République de Biélorussie, la République de Biélorussie, Republiken Belarus, Republic of Belarus, Рэспубліка Беларусь, Bieloruská republika

Official observer status in organization Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

P14470 Locations/Belarus

Participant in full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war

Permanent duplicated item Q27102928, Q116189221

Population 9.1M (5.0M–10.2M, n=79)

Public holiday Victory Day, Independence Day, New Year's Day, International Women's Day, International Workers' Day, Christmas, Radonitsa, October Revolution Day, Easter

Railway traffic side right

Replaces Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union

Rural population 1.8M (1.8M–2.0M, n=4)

Separated from Soviet Union

Shares border with Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, European Union

Suicide rate 16.5 (16.5–45.1, n=6)

Telephone country code +375

Top-level internet domain .by, .бел

Topic has template Template:Belarus topics, Template:First-level administrative divisions of Belarus

Topic's main category Category:Belarus

Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Belarus

Total fertility rate 1.62 (1.2–1.62, n=16)

Trunk prefix 8

Unemployment rate +6

Unicode character 🇧🇾

Urban population 7.4M (7.4M–7.5M, n=4)

Vat rate +20

Water area +4702

Water as percent of area +2.26

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Category:Belarusian people, Category:Geography of Belarus, Category:Cities in Belarus, Category:History of Belarus, Category:Belarusian politicians, Category:Rivers of Belarus, Category:Languages of Belarus, Category:Populated places in Belarus +761 more

← Country for sport 603

Victoria Azarenka, Belarus men's national football team, Aryna Sabalenka, Sergei Aleinikov, Boris Gelfand, Aliaksandr Hleb, Darya Domracheva, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya +595 more

← Country of origin 73

Belarusians, kvass, Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Karelians, World of Tanks, kama, kissel, Belarusian cuisine +65 more

← Applies to jurisdiction 51

Belarusian ruble, flag of Belarus, Emblem of Belarus, President of Belarus, 2020 Belarusian presidential election, Constitution of Belarus, National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus +43 more

← Diplomatic relation 45

United States, Turkey, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, People's Republic of China +37 more

Diplomatic relation 44

United States, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, People's Republic of China, India +36 more

Located in this place 37

2020–2021 Belarusian protests, prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, economy of Belarus, Battle of Białystok–Minsk, varenyky, COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus, demographics of Belarus, Belarusian National Arts Museum +29 more

Member of 25

United Nations, UNESCO, World Health Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States, Interpol, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, World Meteorological Organization +17 more

← Basin country 24

Dnieper, Daugava, Neman, Western Bug, Pripyat River, Lake Peipus, Narva, Neris +16 more

← Ratified by 20

Kyoto Protocol, CITES, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, Belovezh Accords, Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage +12 more

Contained subdivisions 17

Minsk, Vitebsk Region, Brest region, Minsk region, Gomel Region, Mogilev region, Grodno Region, Svislach River +9 more

← Taxon range 15

grey wolf, Red Fox, Common Cuckoo, Common Starling, Golden Eagle, roe deer, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Red-backed Shrike +7 more

← Operating area 14

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, National Geographic, National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus, Belarusian Railway, Wildberries, Belarus 1, Ozon, Setanta Sports +6 more

← Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity 13

Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Kievan Rus', Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Second Polish Republic, Ukrainian People's Republic, Cossack Hetmanate +5 more

Belongs to 12

Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Eurasian Economic Union, Collective Security Treaty Organization, Union State, Eastern Partnership +4 more

Owned entities 12

Belavia, Belarusian Railway, M1 highway, M5 highway, M11 highway, M7 highway, M10 highway, M2 highway +4 more

← Operator 12

Sukhoi Su-27, Mil Mi-8, Mi-26, Mil Mi-17, Antonov An-24, Aero L-39 Albatros, Mi-6, Mil Mi-2 +4 more

← Facet of 10

history of Belarus, Geography of Belarus, demographics of Belarus, culture of Belarus, Belarusian Gothic, Islam in Belarus, Catholic Church in Belarus, religion in Belarus +2 more

← Signatory 10

Aarhus Convention, International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty, Energy Charter Treaty, Lisbon Protocol, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty +2 more

Public holiday 9

Christmas, Easter, International Women's Day, International Workers' Day, Victory Day, New Year's Day, Radonitsa, Independence Day +1 more

Participated in 8

full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war, World Curling, New Wave, Lisbon Protocol, Belarus–European Union relations, Milk War, 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade, 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

← Narrative location 8

Defiance, Battlefield 2142, The Ascent, Girl Seeks Father, In the Fog, Franz + Polina, Viva Belarus, Crystal Swan

Contains the administrative territorial entity 7

Minsk, Vitebsk Region, Brest region, Minsk region, Gomel Region, Mogilev region, Grodno Region

People born here 7

Lera Boroditsky, Ina Savenka, Joannis Vislicensis, Hanna Tserakh, Stefania Ulanowska, Andrei Karpach, Eliezer Gordon

← Shares border with 7

Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, European Union, Veyshnoria

Instance of 6

republic, country, landlocked country, unitary state, sovereign state, social state

Shares border with 6

Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, European Union

← Allegiance 5

Alexander Lukashenko, Stanisław Zaś, Alexander Volfovich, Viktor Gulevich, Aleh Bełakoniew

Named after 4

Belarusians, Moscow Belorussky railway station, Belorusskaya, M1 Belarus Federal Highway

← Indigenous to 4

Belarusian, Mari people, svirel, Kolobok

Head of government 3

Raman Hałowčanka, Syarhei Rumas, Alexander Turchyn

People who died here 3

Shin Yung-kyoo, Alfons König, Igor Lopatin

Residents 3

Ivonka Surviła, Boris Demidovich, Zhanna Litvina

← Different from 3

White movement, White Russian, White Ruthenia

Coat of arms 2

Emblem of Belarus, Pahonia

Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron

Electrical plug type 2

Schuko, Europlug

Has these parts 2

Western Belorussia, borders of Belarus

Language used 2

Russian, Belarusian

Official language 2

Russian, Belarusian

Replaces 2

Soviet Union, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

Topic has template 2

Template:First-level administrative divisions of Belarus, Template:Belarus topics

← Ancestral home 2

Jurij Rodionov, Belarusian Americans

← Depicts 2

Template: Location map Belarus, Module:Location map/datos/Belarus

← Headquarters location 2

BPF Party, Mova Nanova

← Invasive to 2

Common Pheasant, Chinese sleeper

← Main subject 2

Template:Country data Belarus, WikiProject Belarus

← Replaced by 2

Soviet Union, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

← Template has topic 2

Template:First-level administrative divisions of Belarus, Template:Belarus topics

Anthem 1

My Belarusy

Basic form of government 1

presidential system

Capital 1

Minsk

Category for films shot at this location 1

Category:Films shot in Belarus

Category for people born here 1

Category:Births in Belarus

Category for people buried here 1

Category:Burials in Belarus

Category for people who died here 1

Category:Deaths in Belarus

Category of associated people 1

Category:People of Belarus

Central bank 1

National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

Continent 1

Europe

Country 1

Belarus

Culture 1

culture of Belarus

Currency 1

Belarusian ruble

Demographics of topic 1

demographics of Belarus

Different from 1

White movement

Driving side 1

right

Economy of topic 1

economy of Belarus

Employees / affiliates 1

Tanya Dziahileva

Eu knowledge graph item id 1

Galileo Galilei

Executive body 1

Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus

Flag 1

flag of Belarus

Geography of topic 1

Geography of Belarus

Head of state 1

Alexander Lukashenko

Highest judicial authority 1

Supreme Court of Belarus

Highest point 1

Dzyarzhynskaya Hara

History of topic 1

history of Belarus

Image archive, herder institute 1

Belarus

Legislative body 1

National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus

Located in time zone 1

UTC+03:00

Located in/on physical feature 1

Eastern Europe

Lowest point 1

Neman

Maintained by wikiproject 1

WikiProject Belarus

Named after 1

White Ruthenia

Office held by head of government 1

Prime Minister of Belarus

Office held by head of state 1

President of Belarus

Official observer status in organization 1

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

On focus list of wikimedia project 1

Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

Participant in 1

full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war

Railway traffic side 1

right

Separated from 1

Soviet Union

Snarc id 1

winter

Top-level internet domain 1

.by

Topic's main category 1

Category:Belarus

Topic's main wikimedia portal 1

Portal:Belarus

← Capital of 1

Minsk

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Belarus

← Debut participant 1

Miss World 2000

← Designated as terrorist by 1

Al-Qaeda

← Enclave within 1

Sankovo-Medvezhye

← Eu knowledge graph item id 1

Swedish

← Field of work 1

Andrew Wilson

← Image archive, herder institute 1

Belarus

← Lingua libre id 1

Soninke

← Location of formation 1

Zeit

← Manufacturer 1

2T Stalker

← Origin of the watercourse 1

Pcič

← Place of publication 1

Google

← Resistance in belgium id 1

Bilzen

← Target 1

IT Army of Ukraine

← Wikimedia portal's main topic 1

Portal:Belarus

← Work location 1

Siarhei Besarab

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Direct Wikidata claims

[10] ↑ Belarus — head of government (P6): Alaksandar Turčyn. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Belarus — country (P17): Belarus. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Belarus — continent (P30): Europe. workwithdata.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07. workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Belarus — instance of (P31): sovereign state. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Belarus — instance of (P31): unitary state. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Belarus — instance of (P31): social state. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Belarus — instance of (P31): country. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Belarus — instance of (P31): landlocked country. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Belarus — head of state (P35): Alexander Lukashenko. atlanticcouncil.org. Retrieved 2026-10-03. atlanticcouncil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Belarus — capital (P36): Minsk. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2021-05-31. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Belarus — official language (P37): Belarusian. Constitution of Belarus. Retrieved 2021-05-31. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Belarus — official language (P37): Russian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2021-05-31. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Belarus — currency (P38): Belarusian ruble. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Belarus — shares border with (P47): Latvia. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2021-05-31. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Belarus — shares border with (P47): Lithuania. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2021-05-31. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Belarus — shares border with (P47): Poland. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Belarus — shares border with (P47): Ukraine. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2021-05-31. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Belarus — shares border with (P47): Russia. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2021-05-31. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Belarus — shares border with (P47): European Union. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Belarus — named after (P138): White Ruthenia. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Belarus — member of (P463): United Nations. Retrieved 2021-05-20. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Belarus — member of (P463): Commonwealth of Independent States. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Belarus — member of (P463): Collective Security Treaty Organization. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Belarus — member of (P463): Eurasian Economic Community. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Belarus — member of (P463): Union State. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Belarus — member of (P463): Eastern Partnership. wikidata.org.

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1d ago · MacTire02 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P35]]: [[Q2866]]"
5d ago · Andrei Stroe · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sitelink count → 358

Demonym → {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wit-Rus'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Belarusian'}, {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'belarusz'} +48

Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'alt', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', '

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1549]]: belarusă"
15d ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Population → {'amount': '+6673000'}, {'amount': '+6899100'}, {'amount': '+4983240'} +76

"/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||0 */ Changing order of values for [[Property:P1082|P1082]]"
16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Nhk one news topic id → E0000000714

"/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
26d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Date of first performance → —

Dagens nyheter topic id → belarus

Official forum url → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3509]]: belarus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/38554829|Belarus (#38554829)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/488|DN topic]] #mix'n'match"
4w ago · M.L.Bot · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Official forum url → —

Date of first performance → —

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7w ago · Rabbi Mendl · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Spherical panorama image → 2025.08.09 Babrujsk District, Mogilev Region, Belarus.jpg

"/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P4640]]: 2025.08.09 Babrujsk District, Mogilev Region, Belarus.jpg, ([[c:GR|GR]]) [[c:COM:FR|File renamed]]: [[File:Photo from Mapillary 2025-08-09 (961363852771863"
9w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 53.7098, 'lon': 27.9534}, {'lat': 53.7098, 'lon': 27.9534}

Pronunciation audio → Lb-Wäissrussland.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Belarus.wav, LL-Q33810 (ori)-Psubhashish-ବେଲାଋଷ.wav +2

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Belarusi.wav"
9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 53.7098, 'lon': 27.9534}, {'lat': 53.7098, 'lon': 27.9534}

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5140]]: 53°42'35.3"N, 27°57'12.2"E"
10w ago · M.L.Bot · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Native label → {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Рэспубліка Беларусь'}, {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Беларусь'}

"/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1705]]: Республика Беларусь"
10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14470 → Locations/Belarus

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Belarus, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
10w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Pronunciation audio → Lb-Wäissrussland.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Belarus.wav, LL-Q33810 (ori)-Psubhashish-ବେଲାଋଷ.wav +2

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Bielorussia.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Biblissima authority id → Sarah Jones

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q26968, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
10w ago · CommonsDelinker bot · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Coat of arms image → Coat of arms of Belarus (1991–1995).svg, Coat of arms of Belarus.svg, Coat of arms of Belarus (2020–present).svg +1

"/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P94]]: Coat of arms of Belarus (1995-2021).svg"
13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Belarus

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10916]]: Belarus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213750805|Belarus (#213750805)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeutsche Zeitung top"
14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Eska.pl topic id → tg-Yhvo-rmtC-UbMC

Inception → +1991-08-25T00:00:00Z, +1991-09-19T00:00:00Z, +0882-00-00T00:00:00Z

"/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Svkkl authority id → g0005256-Belorusko

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0005256-Belorusko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259661|batch #259661]]"
16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Nrk topic id → 1.460050, 1.11790591

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13869]]: 1.11790591, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/281491041|Belarus (#281491041)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7452|NRK topic]] #mix'n'm"
19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → belarus

"/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 122768, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
21w ago · WKPDA3 · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Local thumb → —

France 24 topic id (spanish) → belarus

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9348]]: belarus"
21w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Fandom article id → countries:Belarus, europe:Belarus, gta:Belarus

Dbnl country id → witru01

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14337]]: witru01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
22w ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Basic form of government → presidential system, republic

Local thumb → —

Instance of → sovereign state, unitary state, social state +2

"/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P31]] to [[Property:P122]]"

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