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ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: BY

Technical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code BY

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Below, you can find technical information regarding the BY code, which represents Belarus within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

General Information
Essential identifiers, names, and flag.
Country Code
BY
Related Codes
BLR112BO
Official Name (Native)
Рэспубліка Беларусь (Belarusian)
Common Name
Belarus
Common Name (Native)
Беларусь (Belarusian)
Flag
Geography
Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Europe
Region
Eastern Europe
Area
207,600 km²
Country Bounds
N: 56.1658, S: 51.2564, W: 23.1769, E: 32.7708
Landlocked
Yes
Coordinates of Capital
Minsk (53.902245, 27.561836)
Terrain
generally flat with much marshland
Climate
cold winters, cool and moist summerstransitional between continental and maritime
Border Countries
Latvia 161 kmLithuania 640 kmPoland 375 kmRussia 1,312 kmUkraine 1,111 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Minsk
Government Type
Republic
Established
1991
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +3 hours
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
9,483,499
Population Density
46.73 people/km²
Urban Areas
BaranovichiBorisovBrestDzyarzhynskHorkiHrodnaLahoyskLidaLyakhovichiLyaskavichy
Nationality
Noun: Belarusian(s) Adjective: Belarusian
Distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Official Languages
BelarusianRussian
Other Language
Ukrainian
Literacy Rate
100% (2019 est.)
Religions
Orthodox 48.3%Catholic 7.1%other 3.5%non-believers 41.1% (2011 est.)
National Symbols
National anthem, symbols, and other important cultural identifiers.
National Anthem
"My, Bielarusy" (We Belarusians)
National Holiday
Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union
National Symbols
no official symbol; the mounted knight known as Pahonia (the Chaser) is the traditional symbol
National Colors
green, red, white
National Dish
Draniki
Economy
Currency, GDP, and other key economic information.
Currency
BYN – Belarusian Ruble (Br)
GDP
$254.407 billion (2023 est.)
Measurement Units
Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Infrastructure
Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce.
Internet TLD
.by
Calling Code
+375
  • +375-15 – Region Codes - Grodno Oblast
  • +375-1511 – Grodno Oblast - Berestovitsa
  • +375-1512 – Grodno Oblast - Volkovusk
Barcode Prefix
481
Internet Hosts
295,217
Internet Users
2,643,000
Phones (Mobile)
10,675,000 lines
Phones (Landline)
4,407,000 lines

Belarus is a country situated in Eastern Europe, to the east of Poland.

*The map highlights the location of Belarus.

Related locale codes

be-BY – Belarusian (Belarus)

ru-BY – Russian (Belarus)

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