Belarus is a landlocked country of 207,600 km2. It borders Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. In 2001 its estimated population was 10.3 million. Life expectancy at birth for men is estimated at 62.06 years and for women at 74.52 years. The country's ethnic groups are: Byelorussian (81.2%), Russian (11.4%), Polish, Ukrainian, and other (7.4%). In 1997 the main religions were: Eastern Orthodox (80%), other - including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim - (20%). After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991.1
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Belarus is a landlocked country of 207,600 km2. It borders Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. In 2001 its estimated population was 10.3 million. Life expectancy at birth for men is estimated at 62.06 years and for women at 74.52 years. The country's ethnic groups are: Byelorussian (81.2%), Russian (11.4%), Polish, Ukrainian, and other (7.4%). In 1997 the main religions were: Eastern Orthodox (80%), other - including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim - (20%). After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991.