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Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Sanctions targeting the country: United States (2 regimes, 254 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 167 listings), European Union (1 regime, 374 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
- Context
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 7/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Crise
7.5 /10 risk
- Security 5.5
- Legitimacy 2.0
- Economy 4.3
- Diplomacy 1.9
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 268 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 191 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 322 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Minsk
- Population
- 9,109,280 inh.
- Area
- 207,600 km²
- Currency
- BYN
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Alexandre Loukachenko
Head of Government
Alaxandare Tourchine
Government in office 16 members
ministre de la Défense
Viktor Khrenin
ministre des Affaires intérieures de la république
Ivan Koubrakov
ministre des Finances de la république de Biélorussie
Q136007900
Minister of Energy of the Republic of Belarus
Dzianis Maroz
Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus
Q141613087
Minister of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus
Ольшевский, Вадим Иванович
Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus
Kirill Zalessky
Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus
Vadzim Siniawski
Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus
Ульдинович, Сергей Станиславович
Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus
Andrei Kuznyatsow
Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus
Q137796398
Minister of Sports
Sergey Kovalchuk
Minister of Taxes and Duties of the Republic of Belarus
Dmitry Kiyko
ministre de l'Information de la république de Biélorussie
Dzmitryi Zhuk
ministre de la Culture de Biélorussie
Marat Markaw
vice-Premier ministre de la république de Biélorussie
Alyaksandr Tserakhaw
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
110 seats
Inception 1996
Conseil de la République de Biélorussie
64 seats
Chair Natalia Kotchanova
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
93 G$
GDP / capita
10,279 $
Growth
1.3 %
Inflation
6.6 %
Unemployment
3.4 %
Debt / GDP
33.2 %
Defense / GDP
2.1 %
Life expectancy
74.4 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 2
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1
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2
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.16/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
7/100
Corruption (CPI)
31/100
Press freedom (RSF)
28/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#65
Annual budget
1.8 Md$
Defense effort
2.4 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
40 Md$
Imports
42 Md$
Balance
-2 Md$
Top exports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
- 15% Engrais (potasse)
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole brut
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
11%
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GBR
11%
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FRA
15%
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DEU
15%
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RUS
96%
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CHN
86%
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IRN
80%
Abstention: 4%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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NPT
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✓
CTBT
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TPNW
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Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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Oslo Cluster Munitions
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Arms Trade Treaty
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Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2025-01-26
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.824/1
Gini
24.4
Refugees hosted
40,794
Refugees originating
19,462
National anthem
My Bielaroussy
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- OSCE
- SCO
- CSTO
- EAEU
- CIS
- Union State
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,880 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,463, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2020 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)