Belarus

Belarus Is  A Big Country Beside Russia And Ukraine, Is The Second Biggest Country (The First is Russia ).

Anthem: Дзяржаўны гімн Рэспублікі Беларусь (Belarusian) Dziaržaŭny himn Respubliki Biełaruś (transliteration) State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus

Location of Belarus  (green) on the European continent  (dark grey)  —  [Legend] Capital (and largest city) Minsk 53°55′N 27°33′E﻿ / ﻿53.917°N 27.55°E﻿ / 53.917; 27.55 Official language(s) Belarusian Russian[1] Ethnic groups (2009) 83.7% Belarusians, 8.3% Russians, 3.1% Poles, 1.7% Ukrainians, 4.2% others and unspecified[2] Demonym Belarusian Government Presidential republic - President Alexander Lukashenko - Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich Independence from the Soviet Union - Declared 27 July 1990 - Established 25 August 1991 - Completed 25 December 1991 Area - Total 207,595 km2 (85th) 80,155 sq mi  -  Water (%) negligible (2.830 km2)1 Population - 2009 census 9,503,807[2] (86th) - Density 45.8/km2 (142nd) 120.8/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate - Total $131.201 billion[3] - Per capita $13,909[3] GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate - Total $54.713 billion[3] - Per capita $5,800[3] Gini (2005) 27.9[4] (low) HDI (2010) 0.732[5] (high) (61st) Currency Belarusian ruble (BYR) Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Drives on the right ISO 3166 code BY Internet TLD .by Calling code 375 1 "FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture". FAO. http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/countries/belarus/index.stm. Retrieved 4 April 2008.