Republic of Belarus | |||||||||
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| 1991–1994 | |||||||||
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| Capital and largest city | Minsk 53°55′N 27°33′E / 53.917°N 27.550°E | ||||||||
| Official languages | Belarusian | ||||||||
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| Demonym(s) | Belarusian | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic with an Executive speaker | ||||||||
| Chairman | |||||||||
• 1991–1994 (first) | Stanislav Shushkevich | ||||||||
• 1994 (last) | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov | ||||||||
• 1994 (last) | Myechyslaw Hryb | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1991-1994 (first & last) | Vyacheslav Kebich | ||||||||
| Legislature | Supreme Council | ||||||||
| Independence from the Soviet Union | |||||||||
| 8 December 1991 | |||||||||
| 26 December 1991 | |||||||||
| 15 March 1994 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 207,595 km2 (80,153 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1989 census | 10,151,806 | ||||||||
| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BEL) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) | ||||||||
| Driving side | right | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | BY | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Belarus | ||||||||
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