General info

Entity:
Belarus
Capital:
Minsk
Population (2008-07-01):
9,685,768 (CIA)
Area:
207,600 sq.km.
Country code:
by
Region:
Eastern Europe

Belarus

Administrative units

voblast capital area (sq.km.) population
1999-02-16
census		 population
2008-01-01
estimate
source: Ministry of Statistics and Analysis, Belarus.
Brest Voblast Brest 32,800 1,485,100 1,435,100
Homyel Voblast Homel 40,400 1,545,100 1,468,600
Hrodna Voblast Hrodna 25,000 1,185,200 1,106,600
Mahilyow Voblast Mahilyow 29,100 1,213,500 1,129,600
Minsk Voblast Minsk 40,200 3,239,100 1,461,800
Vitebsk Voblast Vitebsk 40,100 1,377,200 1,273,300
Minsk City -     1,814,800
total   207,600 10,045,237 9,689,800

Main cities

name population
1999-01-01
estimate		 population
1999-02-16
census
Minsk 1,725,100 1,677,100
Homyel 503,700 475,500
Mahilyow 371,300 356,500
Vitebsk 358,700 340,700
Hrodna 308,900 301,600
Brest 300,400 286,400
Babruysk 228,000 ..
Baranovichi 173,800 ..
Barysaw 153,500 ..
Pinsk 133,500 ..
Orsha 124,300 ..
Mazyr 110,000 ..
Salihorsk 101,700 ..
Lida 99,600 ..
source: Ministry of Statistics and Analysis, Belarus.
source: 1999 census - Embassy of the Rep. of Belarus in the UK.
note: Belarussian spelling is used.