Area:

207,600 sq. km

State Border Length:

2,969 km

Population:

About 10 million people

Population Density:

49.3 pax per sq. km

Urban Population:

70.7 %

Ethnic Composition:

81.2 % Belarusians, 11.4 % Russians, 3.9 % Polish,

2.4 %Ukrainians, 0.3 % Jewish, and other

Regional Cities (pax):

Minsk (about 2 million), capital of Belarus; other regional cities:
Gomel (515,000), Mogilev (369,000), Vitebsk (367,000),

Grodno (309,000), Brest (300,000)

Language:

the official languages are Belarusian and Russian

Religion:

Orthodox, Roman Catholic and other; the church is separated from the state