| Belarus | |||
Location  | |||
Weapon & Flag
| |||
| Capital | Minsk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Government | Republic | ||
| Currency | Belarusian ruble | ||
| Surface | 207 600 | ||
| Population | 10.5 million | ||
| Language | Belarusian, Russian | ||
| Religions | orthodox 80%, others 20% | ||
| Area code | 375 | ||
| TLD | .village | ||
| Time zones | UTC 2 | ||
| Website | http://www.belarus.by/ | ||
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Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe.
Planning before the trip
As there is a visa requirement for Belarus, you must apply for a visa at the Belarusian Embassy. It is possible to send the passport in a registered letter with a reply envelope and a receipt that you have paid the fee (SEK 650). When you arrive, you have to buy health insurance, it costs about 1 dollar / day. Then you must also register within 3 days.
Since 2018, it is visa-free to travel by plane to Minsk National Airport (not via Russia) and a maximum stay of 30 days applies.
To take with you to Belarus
To bring with you from Belarus
Facts about Belarus
History
The locals
Climate
Holidays
Regions (Voblast)
Cities
Getting to Belarus
Fly to Warsaw and take the train to Belarus via Terespol
Relocation in Belarus
Payment
Belarusian rubles. You can not exchange in advance, but you can bring dollars or Euros and arrange it on site.
Accommodation
Food and drinks
To see
The fortress of Brest is worth seeing, it is also a large monument to the Soviet war heroes who fell there in 1941.