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Belarus is a lower middle-income country comes under the Europe and Central Asian region, according to the classification made by the World Bank on the basis of Region and Income for the year 2006.
The country has a total surface area of 207.6 thousand square kilometers as of the year 2004 with a forest area of 78,480.0 square kilometers in 2000.
The Socio Economic indicators of the country are as follows:
Economic Indicators:
Data and figures on Belarus Economy are as follows:
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2000 |
2003 |
2004 |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
13.8 billion |
15.9 billion |
21.0 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
1,380.0 |
1,610.0 |
2,140.0 |
| GDP (current US$) |
12.7 billion |
17.8 billion |
22.9 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
5.8 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
| Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) |
185.3 |
30.7 |
21.8 |
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Social Indicators:
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2000 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Population, total |
10.0 million |
9.9 million |
9.8 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) |
41.9 |
.. |
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| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
68.0 |
68.3 |
68.4 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) |
11.0 |
.. |
8.6 |
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000) |
14.4 |
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11.4 |
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