Europe · Eastern Europe
Capital: Minsk
Belarus
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Belarus in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #70
Belarus's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
9.1M
#99 of 196
50th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$93.40B
#79 of 196
60th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$1.49B
#72 of 196
64th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$461.5M
#69 of 196
65th percentile
2024 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$19.15B
#58 of 196
71st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Minsk
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Country code
- BLR
Three interesting facts
Belarus shares land borders with 5 countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.
Belarus spans roughly 207,600 square kilometers, placing it around 84th by area in this factbook.
Belarus’s position in Eastern Europe places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Belarus on the map
Belarus is located in Eastern Europe, east of Poland. Its terrain is generally flat with much marshland. The climate is cold winters, cool and moist summers, transitional between continental and maritime. In area, the country is slightly less than twice the size of Kentucky, slightly smaller than Kansas.
Economy
Economic profile
Belarus' economy is characterized by declining Russian energy subsidies will end in 2024, growing public debt, strong currency pressures have led to higher inflation, recent price controls on basic food and drugs, public sector wage increases and fragile private sector threaten household income gains and economic growth. Major industries include metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, refrigerators, washing machines and other household appliances. Important agricultural products include milk, sugar beets, potatoes, wheat, triticale, barley, maize, rapeseed, rye, chicken (2023). Notable exports include fertilizers, rapeseed oil, wood, poultry, beef (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Belarus has an estimated population of 9,109,280. Language and cultural traditions vary across Belarus. The population includes Belarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.9% (2009 est.). The urban population represents 80.7% of total population (2023).
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