Belarus (officially the Republic of Belarus), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Hrodna (Grodno), Homiel (Gomel), Mahilyow (Mogilev) and Vitsebsk (Vitebsk). Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres is forested. Its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing. |
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Official Name | Belarus |
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From | 1991 |
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Wiki | See Wikipedia page |
Currency | From | To |
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Soviet Ruble | 1991 | 1992 |
First Rouble | 1992 | 2000 |
Second Rouble | 2000 | 2016 |
Third Rouble | 2016 |