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| Population |
10,322,151 (July 2003 est.) |
| Poverty Population |
22% (1995 est.) |
| Birth Rate |
10.18/1000 (2003 est.) |
| Death Rate |
14.05/1000 (2003 est.) |
| Life Expectancy |
62.54 male/74.6 female (2003 est.) |
| Literacy Rate |
99.6% (2003 est.) |
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| Labor Force |
4.8 mn (2000) |
| Unemployment |
2.1% (Dec 2000) - official #s |
| GDP |
$90.19 bn (2002 est.) |
| GDP - agriculture |
15% (2002 est.) |
| GDP - industry |
40% (2002 est.) |
| GDP - services |
45% (2002 est.) |
| Inflation |
42.8% (2002 est.) |
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| Total Area |
207,600 sq.km. |
| Coastline Area |
0 |
| Currency Name |
Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR) |
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 16.8% (male 885,265; female 848,516)
- 15-64 years: 68.9% (male 3,456,769; female 3,652,766)
- 65 years and over: 14.3% (male 490,529; female 988,306) (2003 est.)
Languages:
Literacy:
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 99.6%
Internet Code: .by
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 23 (2002)
Internet users: 422,000
(2002)
(Statistics based on the CIA factbook)
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