Belarus Information Page

Location
Eastern Europe, east of Poland

Area Comparative
Slightly smaller than Kansas

Coastline
none, landlocked country

Climate
cold winters, cool and moist summers

Natural Resources
forests, peat deposits, small amounts of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay

Population
(number of people that live there)
10,335,382 (July 2002)

Population Growth rate
(average annual percent change in population)
-0.14% (2002)
Probably because its a small country and not a lot of people know about it. People assume its part of Russia.

Birth rate
the average annual number of births during a year
9.86/1,000 population (2002)
the economy is not doing so well and people can't afford raising children

Death Rate
the average annual number of deaths during a year
13.99 deaths/1,000 population (2002)
people die of sickness, accidents or in crimes

Migration Rate
(difference between the number of people entering and leaving a country during the year)
2.78 migrants/1,000 population (2002)
the country is too small for people to do a lot of travelling in it

Sex Ratio
(the ratio between males and females)
total population: 0.88 males/female (2002)
Males probably get better medical treatments than females

Life expectancy at birth
(average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year)
female: 74.56 years
male: 62.3 years
females eat healthier than males

Unemployment rate
(percent of labor force without jobs)
2.1% officialy registerd unemployed
they're lazy

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