The Republic of Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe. It is a former Soviet Union country. Another name of the country, which is a Slavic state, is white Russia.
The capital of Belarus is Minsk with the size of 207,600 km².
Neighbors; Poland in the west, Lithuania in the northwest, Latvia in the north, Russia in the east and Ukraine in the south. Natural resources; forests, bog coal, small amounts of oil and natural gas.
Belarus phone code:+375
Belarus Currency: Belarusian Ruble
Cities of Belarus: Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev, Vitebsk, Brest, Minsk.
Belarus Economy
In Belarus, Minsk is home to major industrial enterprises from the Soviet era; is a country based on export with its advanced industry, service and agriculture sector. He is one of the world leaders in the fields of potassium and various fertilizers, cargo vehicles, roads, construction and public service vehicles. Machinery, tractors, trucks, automobile engines, bearings, electronic goods, refrigerators and textile products manufacturing is gaining weight. In Gomel, which is the second largest city in the country, machinery production developed mainly agricultural machinery. There are also oil refineries within the borders of the Gomel region. Major chemical factories are located in Mogilev and Grodno, and the majority of the production is exported to Russia. The most fertile agricultural regions are Gomel and Brest.
Machinery production in Belarus, Metallurgy, Metal processing, Production of agricultural machinery and tractors, Production of construction materials, Lighting and textile industries, Chemical and petrochemical industry, Electrical machinery and electronics, Agriculture, Forestry and wood industry, IT sector, Construction and energy are the main areas of the economy . Manufacturing and production are carried out in these areas.
Belarus Export Products
Potassium and various fertilizers, cargo vehicles, tractors, roads, construction and utilities, machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, textiles, food products.
Belarus Import Products
Fuel, natural gas, industrial raw materials, textiles, sugar, foodstuffs.
Belarus Exported Countries
Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Latvia, United Kingdom, China.
Belarus Imported Countries
Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Poland.
Living Nations in Belarus
White Russians, Russians, Poles, Ukrainians and others.
Languages spoken in Belarus
Belarusian, Russian and other minority languages.