Belarus Tourism - Travel to Belarus
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| Capital | Minsk |
| Government | republic |
| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR) |
| Area | total: 207,600 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 207,600 sq km |
| Population | 10,335,382 (July 2002 est.) |
| Language | Belarusian, Russian, other |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) |
Belarus is in Europe. It has borders with Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
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Understand Belarus Tourism
After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place.
Get into Belarus
Visa requirements
Many visitors to Belarus will need a visa. For those exempt see here. You will also need the dreaded 'letter of invitation', issued by a state-approved travel agent. For a transit visa you will need evidence of tickets for onward travel. You are permitted a one a night stay in Belarus with a transit visa.
Visa fees
- Transit visa US$30 ($50 if Belarus has an embassy in your home country and you get the visa in another embassy), £15 in the UK
- Tourist visa US$50/$60 (£19 in the UK)
Travel to Belarus By Plane
Belavia is the main carrier.
Travel to Belarus By Train
Travel to Belarus By car
Travel to Belarus By Bus
Get around in Belarus
Belarus Talk
Belarusian is an official language, but Russian is more widely spoken. It will be difficult to get by without some Russian. The two languages are closely related, so even the Belarusian monolinguals understand Russian.
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External Links for Belarus Tourism
- Everbrite's Belarus Page
- Wikipedia on Belarus
- http://www.mybelarus.info/
- American Embassy
- British Embassy
