U.S. English Foundation Research BELARUS General Information Capital: Minsk 1,679,500 (1997 est.) Area: 207,600 sq km (80,200 sq mi) Form of government Republic GDP per capita Purchasing power parity-$5,300 (1999 est.) Population 10,401,784 (July 1999 est.) Ethnic composition Belarusian - 77.9% Russian - 13.2% Polish - 4.1% Ukrainian - 2.9% Other - 1.9% Official Language(s) Belarusian and Russian are both recognized as official state languages Minority Language(s) Polish, Ukrainian Top of page

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