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Location:
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Population:
10,366,719 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Byelorussian 77.9%, Russian 13.2%, Polish 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.9%, other 1.9%
Religions:
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Languages:
Byelorussian, Russian, other
Area:
slightly smaller than Kansas
Natural resources:
forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas
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