Belarus National Anthem
We Belarusians (My Belarusy)

Lyrics
We, Belarusians, are peaceful people,
Wholeheartedly devoted to our Motherland.
We are faithful friends, growing up and
Living in a hardworking and independent family.

Glory to the blessed name of our land!
Glory to the brotherly union of people!
Live long and prosper,
Our beloved Motherland Belarus!

Together with our brothers, for centuries we
Courageously defended our homes threshold.
We won our banners of victory
In battles for freedom and our lot!

Peoples friendship is peoples strength and
Our sacred sunlit way.
Fly proudly in the clear skies,
The banner of victory, the banner of sunshine!

Flag History

Red and green are used since these were the original colors of the Belarus flag while it was a Soviet republic. There is a red and white ornamental vertical strip towards the hem which represents woven cloth. The current flag was adopted in 1995.

Geographic Coordinates: 53 00 N, 28 00 E
Currency Belarusian ruble (BYR)
Calling Code +375
Life Expectancy 70.92 years
Unemployment 1% (2009 est.)
President:Alexander Lukashenko
Prime Minister:Andrei Kobyakov
Capital city:Minsk
Languages:Russian (official) 70.2%, Belarusian (official) 23.4%, other 3.1% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 3.3% (2009 est.)
Government
National statistics office
Population:9,507,120 (2016)
Area:202,910 (2016)
GDP per capita:4,989 (2016)
GDP, billion current US$:47.4 (2016)
GINI index:27.18 (2014)
Ease of Doing Business rank:37 (2016)