BELARUS
Independent republic in the western part of the European area of the former USSR. |
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| CAPITAL | Minsk. |
| PRINCIPAL PORTS | Mazyr. |
| POPULATION | 10,350,194 (July 2001 estimate.) |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Belarusian and Russian. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | 220v. 50 cycles AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR) = 100 kopeks. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 1,907.99 BYB/BYR = £1 sterling. |
| TIME | 2 hours behind GMT. |
DIALLING CODE |
00 375. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1, 7 Jan; 8, 15 Mar; 1, 9 May; 3 Jul; 2, 7 Nov; 25 Dec, in addition the following which have variable dates: Good Friday; Easter; Easter Monday (Catholic/Orthodox); Feast of the Holy Trinity. |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | Embassy of the Republic of Belarus, 6 Kensington Court, London W8 5DL. Tel: 020 7937 3288, fax: 020 7361 0005, e-mail: belarus@belemb.freeserve.co.uk - website: www.belemb.freeserve. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | 37 Karl Marx Street, 220030 Minsk, Belarus. Tel: 00 375 172 105920/1, fax: 00 375 172 292306, e-mail: pia@bepost.belpak.minsk.by. |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | 14 Prospekt Masherova, Minsk 220035. Tel: 00 375 172 269362, fax: 00 375 172 269860. |