Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 220V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Belarus
- +375
What every visitor should know about Belarus:
- Money
- The currency is the Belarusian ruble (BYR). 1000 BYR is worth about US$0.35, or €0.25.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Minsk
- Tap water
- Not recommended. Water is usually drinkable in large cities, but quality is uneven.
Belarus facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 9,648,533
- Language
- Belarusian, Russian, other
- Ethnicity
- Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1%
Economy
- GDP
- US$12,000 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Very high