Belarus
At a glance
- Official languages
- Russian, Belarusian
- Currency
- Belarusian ruble (BYN)
- Government
- Presidential system
- Legislature
- National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus
- Demonym
- Belarusian
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +375
- Internet TLD
- .by, .бел
- ISO 3166
- BY
- Established
- 882
- Highest point
- Dziaržynkaja hara (345 m (1,132 ft))
- National anthem
- My Belarusy
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations3 full memberships
Political & Economic
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History6 leaders · click to expand
Independent Belarus
Alexander Turchin✦ Current
2025–PresentPrime Minister
Roman Golovchenko
2020–2025Prime Minister
Alexander Lukashenka✦ Current
1994–PresentPresident
⚠️ Alexander Lukashenko
1994–1994President
Myechyslaw Hryb
1994–1994Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (head of state)
Stanislav Shushkevich
1991–1994Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (head of state)
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Turchin✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2025–Present |
| Roman Golovchenko | Prime Minister | 2020–2025 |
| Alexander Lukashenka✦ Current | President | 1994–Present |
| ⚠️ Alexander Lukashenko | President | 1994–1994 |
| Myechyslaw Hryb | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (head of state) | 1994–1994 |
| Stanislav Shushkevich | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (head of state) | 1991–1994 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
National Teams
Belarus on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Belarus metro footprint
19 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
19 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #324 | Minsk★ Capital▲ Largest | Minsk | 2.3M | 7.9 | Established Metro |
| #1595 | Gomel | Gomel | 578K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #1662 | Grodno | Grodno | 407K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1665 | Vitebsk | Vitebsk | 398K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #2037 | Mogilev | Mogilev | 399K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2046 | Brest (BLR) | Brest | 386K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2194 | Babruysk | Mogilev | 229K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2228 | Baranavichy | Brest | 203K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2238 | Navapolatsk | Vitebsk | 200K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2281 | Borisov | Minsk | 174K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2409 | Mazyr | Gomel | 127K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2587 | Dzyarzhynsk | Minsk | 70K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2603 | Zhodzina | Minsk | 65K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3295 | Pinsk | Brest | 169K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3444 | Maladzyechna | Minsk | 132K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3448 | Salihorsk | Minsk | 131K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3637 | Rechytsa | Gomel | 98K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3689 | Slutsk | Minsk | 88K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3963 | Smarhon | Grodno | 50K | 0.0 | Local Metro |