# Outline of Belarus

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belarus:
Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. Its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing.

## General reference

* Pronunciation: /ˌbɛləˈruːs/ BEL-ə-ROOSS
* Common English country name: Belarus
* Official English country name: The Republic of Belarus
* Common endonym(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Belarusian
* Demonym(s):
* Etymology: Name of Belarus
* International rankings of Belarus
* ISO country codes: BY, BLR, 112
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BY
* Internet country code top-level domain: .by
* Internet Internationalized country code top-level domain: .бел

## Geography of Belarus

Geography of Belarus
* Belarus is: a landlocked country
* Location:
** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
** Eurasia
*** Europe
**** Eastern Europe
** Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
** Extreme points of Belarus
*** High: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m (1,135 ft)
*** Low: Neman River 90 m (295 ft)
** Land boundaries: 3,306 km
       Russia 959 km
       Ukraine 891 km
       Lithuania 680 km
       Poland 605 km
       Latvia 171 km
   * Coastline: none
* Population of Belarus: 9,255,524 (2022) - 98th most populous country
* Area of Belarus: 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) - 85th largest country
* Atlas of Belarus

### Environment of Belarus

* Climate of Belarus
* Renewable energy in Belarus
* Geology of Belarus
* Protected areas of Belarus
** Biosphere reserves in Belarus
** National parks of Belarus
* Wildlife of Belarus
** Fauna of Belarus
*** Birds of Belarus
*** Mammals of Belarus

#### Natural geographic features of Belarus

* Rivers of Belarus
* World Heritage Sites in Belarus

### Regions of Belarus

Regions of Belarus

#### Administrative divisions of Belarus

Administrative divisions of Belarus
* Provinces of Belarus

##### Regions (Oblasts) of Belarus

Regions of Belarus
* Minsk
* Brest Oblast
* Gomel Oblast
* Grodno Oblast
* Mogilev Oblast
* Minsk Oblast
* Vitebsk Oblast

##### Districts of Belarus

Districts of Belarus There are 118 districts in Belarus.

##### Municipalities of Belarus

Municipalities of Belarus

### Demography of Belarus

Demographics of Belarus

## Government and politics of Belarus

* Form of government: presidential republic
* Capital of Belarus: Minsk
* Elections in Belarus
* Political parties in Belarus

### Branches of government

Government of Belarus

#### Executive branch of the government of Belarus

* Head of state: President of Belarus
* Head of government: Prime Minister of Belarus
* Cabinet of Belarus

#### Legislative branch of the government of Belarus

* Parliament of Belarus (bicameral)
** Upper house: Council of the Republic
** Lower house: House of Representatives of Belarus

#### Judicial branch of the government of Belarus

Court system of Belarus
* Supreme Court of Belarus

### Foreign relations of Belarus

Foreign relations of Belarus
* Diplomatic missions in Belarus
* Diplomatic missions of Belarus
* United States-Belarus relations

#### International organization membership

The Republic of Belarus is a member of:

### Law and order in Belarus

Law of Belarus
* Capital punishment in Belarus
* Constitution of Belarus
* Crime in Belarus
* Human rights in Belarus
** Censorship in Belarus
** LGBT rights in Belarus
** Freedom of religion in Belarus
* Law enforcement in Belarus

### Military of Belarus

Military of Belarus
* Command
** Commander-in-chief:
*** Ministry of Defence of Belarus
* Forces
** Army of Belarus
** Navy of Belarus
** Air Force of Belarus
** Special forces of Belarus
* Military history of Belarus
* Military ranks of Belarus

### Local government in Belarus

Local government in Belarus

## History of Belarus

History of Belarus
* Military history of Belarus

## Culture of Belarus

Culture of Belarus
* Architecture of Belarus
** Belarusian Gothic
* Cuisine of Belarus
* Festivals in Belarus
* Languages of Belarus
* Media in Belarus
* Museums in Belarus
* National symbols of Belarus
** Coat of arms of Belarus
** Flag of Belarus
** National anthem of Belarus
* People of Belarus
* Prostitution in Belarus
* Public holidays in Belarus
* Records of Belarus
* Religion in Belarus
** Christianity in Belarus
** Hinduism in Belarus
** Islam in Belarus
** Judaism in Belarus
** Sikhism in Belarus
* World Heritage Sites in Belarus

### Art in Belarus

* Art in Belarus
* Cinema of Belarus
* Literature of Belarus
* Music of Belarus
* Television in Belarus
* Theatre in Belarus

### Sports in Belarus

Sports in Belarus
* Football in Belarus
* Belarus at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Belarus

Economy of Belarus
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 69th (sixty-ninth)
* Agriculture in Belarus
* Banking in Belarus
** National Bank of Belarus
* Communications in Belarus
** Internet in Belarus
*** Internet censorship in Belarus
* Companies of Belarus
* Currency of Belarus: Rubel
** ISO 4217: BYR
* Energy in Belarus
** Energy policy of Belarus
** Oil industry in Belarus
* Healthcare in Belarus
* Mining in Belarus
* Belarus Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Belarus
* Transport in Belarus
** Airports in Belarus
** Rail transport in Belarus
** Roads in Belarus

## Education in Belarus

Education in Belarus The 2 leading establishments in the national education system:
* Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
* Belarusian State University