Belarus

Europe

Eastern Europe, east of Poland

53 00 N, 28 00 E

President Alexander Lukashenko	Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky

Capital
Minsk

Government
Presidential republic

Religion
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20%.

Population
9,612,632

Ethnic group
Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1%.

National Language                     
Belarusian
            
National Day
25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Anthem
Dziaržaŭny himn Respubliki Biełaruś  (State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus)

Currency
Belarusian ruble (BYR) 

Attractions 
Cathedral of the Holy Ghost,  Chelyuskinites Park,  Museum of the Great Patriotic War,  National Museum of Culture and History

Website       

Art & Cultural

The ICON

Brest Fortress Brest Fortress , formerly known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress (the Polish name of the city was Brześć Litewski), is a 19th century Russian fortress in Brest, Belarus. It is one of the most important Soviet World War II war monuments commemorating the Soviet resistance against the German invasion on June 22, 1941 (Operation Barbarossa). Following the war, in 1965 the title Hero-Fortress was given to the Fortress to commemorate the heroic defence of the frontier stronghold during the very first weeks of the German-Soviet War. It was then part of the Byelorussian SSR. The title Hero-Fortress corresponds to the title Hero City, that has been awarded to the total of twelve Soviet cities.

Niasvizh Palace