| Local name: Respublika Belarus' |
| Surface : 207.600 Kmq. |
| Population : 10.348.000 inhabitants |
| Electricity: The electrical current is
220 Volts AC, 50 Hz. Most sockets are only compatible with the thin Russian plugs so
European standard plug won’t fit in all sockets |
| Visa: Everyone! - except citizens
from the following CIS countries who do not need a visa to enter Belarus: Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Korea,
Kyrgystan, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan........If you only intend to transit through Belarus and you have a Russian
Visa, then you do not need a separate Belarusian visa.........You have three choices: A
transit visa valid for 72 hours, intended for those who only want to pass through. - A
single-entry visa (also known as an 'ordinary' visa) which is valid for 30 days. It only
allows you to enter Belarus once within the 30 days stipulated on the visa. - A
multiple-entry visa can be valid for up to one year (maximum 30 days stay at any one time)
and intended mainly for business travellers wanting to go in and out of the country a
number of times...... Once in Belarus, you are obliged to register your visa at the local
office of the Department of Visas and Registration (OVIR) within three days of your
arrival in the country. If you are staying in a hotel, the hotel will take care of this
(when you check-in, they'll ask you to hand over your passport). If you are not, you have
to do it yourself. If you do not register at all, you risk being fined upon departure. |
| Climate: It's always low season in Belarus, so don't fret too
much about being overwhelmed by your fellow tourists. Summer is warm but wet, while winter
is grey and inhumanly cold, so your best bet is probably late summer or
spring... Annual Precipitation: 689 mm Average Temperature: -5.8°C
(Winter)16.7°C (Summer) |
| Capital : Minsk .. Its population is 1,7
million people |
| System : Presidential Republic - The
1994 constitution allows for legislative power to be held by the 260-member Supreme
Council. The President, who is head of state, holds executive power, acts on the advice of
a Council of Ministers (whose chair is the premier) and is responsible to the Supreme
Council. Both President and Supreme Council are elected by adult suffrage for 5-year terms |
| Languages : Belarusian, russian |
| Ethnic composition: 77.9% Belarusians, 13.2% Russians, 4.1% Poles, 2.9%
Ukrainians, 1.1% Jews |
| Religions : orthodox (84%), catholic (14%) |
| Money : Belarusian rubel (BR) |
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