Belarus
Republic of Belarus · Белару́сь · Беларусь
Belarus (BY, BLR) is a country in Eastern Europe, with Minsk as its capital. The currency is the Belarusian Ruble (BYN, BYN). The international dialling code is +375 and the trunk prefix is 8; mobile numbers are written like 8 029 491-19-11. The time zone is Europe/Minsk. Official languages: Russian and Belarusian.
CurrencyBYNBYN
Dial code+375e.g. 8 029 491-19-11
Time zoneMinskUTC+03:00
LanguageRussian+1 more
CapitalMinsk
Population9.5M207.6K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Belarus
- Native name
- Белару́сь · Беларусь
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- BY
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- BLR
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 112
- IOC code
- BLR
- Demonym
- Belarusian
- Capital
- Minsk
- Region
- Europe › Eastern Europe
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Eastern Europe
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .by
- Coordinates
- 53, 28
- Area
- 207,600 km²
- Population
- 9,501,450
- GDP
- $254.4B ($26.8K per person)
- Literacy
- 99.6%
- Landlocked
- Yes
Currency
Belarusian Ruble BYN
- Symbol
- BYN
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- 1 234,50 Br
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian ru | Official | 71% (6.7M) | |
| Belarusian be | Official | 26% (2.5M) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe/Minsk | UTC+03:00 | none | Moscow Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +375
- Dial-out prefix
- 810 preferred 8~10
- Trunk prefix
- 8
- National number length
- 6–11 digits
- Emergency number
- 101 pattern 1(?:0[1-3]|12)
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 8 0152 45-09-11 | +375 152 45 09 11 | X XXXX XX-XX-XX | 9 |
| Mobile | 8 029 491-19-11 | +375 29 491 19 11 | X XXX XXX-XX-XX | 9 |
| Toll free | 8 801 123 4567 | +375 801 123 4567 | X XXX XXX XXXX | [6-11] |
| Premium rate | 8 902 123 4567 | +375 902 123 4567 | X XXX XXX XXXX | 10 |
| VoIP | 8 024 912-34-56 | +375 24 912 34 56 | X XXX XXX-XX-XX | 9 |
Show the 6 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{3})(\d{3}) | 800 | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2,4}) | 800 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{3}) | 1(?:5[169]|6[3-5]|7[179])|2(?:1[35]|2[34]|3[3-5]) | 1(?:5[169]|6(?:3[1-3]|4|5[125])|7(?:1[3-9]|7[0-24-6]|9[2-7]))|2(?:1[35]|2[34]|3[3-5]) | $1 $2-$3 | $1 $2-$3 |
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 1(?:[56]|7[467])|2[1-3] | $1 $2-$3-$4 | $1 $2-$3-$4 |
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [1-4] | $1 $2-$3-$4 | $1 $2-$3-$4 |
(\d{3})(\d{3,4})(\d{4}) | [89] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Organization}
{Name}
{Street address}
{Postal code}, {City}
{State/province}
- Predefined regions
- 7
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{6}- Examples
- 223016 · 225860 · 220050
- Post office lookup
- http://ex.belpost.by/addressbook/
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the Russian (Belarus) locale (ru-BY), amounts in BYN.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (BYN)
- 1 234 567,89 Br
- Accounting
- -1 234 567,89 Br
- Currency, name
- 1 234 567,89 белорусского рубля
- Compact short
- 1,2 млн
- Compact long
- 1,2 миллиона
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 километров в час
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- пятница, 27 марта 2026 г.
- Date, long
- 27 марта 2026 г.
- Date, medium
- 27 мар. 2026 г.
- Date, short
- 27.03.2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 мар. 2026 г., 15:04
- Month and year
- март 2026 г.
- Weekday
- пятница
- Relative time
- вчера · через 3 дня · 2 часа назад
- List: and
- A, B и C
- List: or
- A, B или C