The official languages are Belarusian and Russian. Christian, mainly Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic with small Protestant, Jewish and Muslim communities. Adaptors are recommended. To make international calls it is necessary to dial 8, wait for a tone then dial 10. Calls from Belarus to some countries must be booked through the international operator.
Public telephones take cards.
Grey booths are for internal calls and blue ones for international calls. Local network operators include Belcel and Welcome . Faxes can also be sent from any of the state telegraph offices or from business centres. There are some public fax. Access is also available at some post offices.