BELARUS BELARUS Time: UTC +2h N 2001 2002 20032004 2005 2006 2007 Capital: Minsk (1 789 098) WE Employment (% change over previous year) -0.5 -0.8-0.9 -0.5 0.8 1.2 0.5 Two largest cities: Gomel (492 032) Polatsk Mogilev (368 481) Vitsyebsk Unemployment rate (%) 2.3 3.0 3.11.9 1.5 1.2 1.0 S Area (km2): 207 600 Youth unemployment rate (%) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Total population, 2007: 9 714 461 Orsha Population density (per km2), 2007: 47 Barysau Economic activity rate, 2000 GDP at current prices Lida Official languages: Belarussian Mogilev in millions of US Dollars, PPP, 2007: 105 297 Hrodna women men Date joined UN: 24 October 1945 in millions of BYR, 2007: 96 087 200 100% National currency: Belarusian ruble (BYR) MINSK GDP at current prices, per capita US Dollars, PPP, 2007: 10 853 National statistical office: Babruysk Gomel 80% Ministry of Statistics and Analysis of the Republic of Belarus BYR, 2007: 9 903 855 Brest Final consumption expenditure at current prices, http://www.belstat.gov.by Pinsk Mazyr 60% 7 690 per capita, US Dollars, PPP, 2007: Population by age, 2007 40% 100 km Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) 912.54 0 100 mi BYR per USD, 2007, US=1: Women 95 + Men 20% 90-94 Gross external debt: 53.3%85-89 46.7% Women in the labour force, 2007: 12 719 53% 0% in millions of US Dollars, 2007: 80-84 percentage of total for both sexes 75-79 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-… 70-74 Exchange rate Age (in years) 2146.080 65-69 Gender pay gap, 2007: 22% Annual average, BYR per USD, 2007: 60-64 55-59 50-54 Women in part-time employment .. Real GDP growth rate Consumer price index (annual average) 45-49 percentage of total of women employed % change over previous year % change over previous year 40-44 70.0 35-39 Female tertiary students, 2006-2007: 12.0 58% 30-34 10.0 11.4 60.0 percentage of total for both sexes 61.4 25-29 10.0 50.0 20-24 Women researchers, 2006: 8.0 9.4 15-19 8.2 40.0 44% 6.0 42.8 10-14 percentage of total for both sexes 7.0 30.0 5-9 4.0 5.0 28.5 0-4 4.7 20.0 2.0 10.0 18.3 7.0 8.3 600 400 200 Thousands 200 400 600 10.4 Employment by occupation groups, 2000: 0.0 0.0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Women Men Life expectancy (in years), 2006: at birth at 65 Legislators, senior officials % of GDP GDP by major Employment in and managers 45% 55% 61.7 sectors, 2007 major sectors Women: 76 16 Exports of goods and services, 2007: 67% 33% Imports of goods and services, 2007: 67.8 Men: 64 11 Professionals 16% 9% External trade balance, 2007: -6.1 Data Total fertility rate, 2006: Clerks 88% 12% average number of children per woman 1.3 12% not Craft and related trade GDP in agriculture, industry, and services 31% 28% 72% Adolescent fertility rate, 2006: workers (2005=100) available 22 number of live births per 1000 women aged 15-19 Annual indices 22% Plant and machine operators 16% 84% Agriculture 10% and assemblers Industry (including construction) Agriculture, hunting & forestry; fishing (ISIC A-B) Mean age of women at birth of first child, 2006: 24.0 Services 0% 50% 100% 130 age in years Industry, including energy (ISIC C-E) % of total 120 110 Construction (ISIC F) Computer use by age and sex Participation in public life 100 Wholesale & retail trade, repairs; hotels & restaurants; transport 90 % of total Women Men Women Men & communications (ISIC G-I) 80 100 Financial intermediation; real estate, renting & business 70 activities (ISIC J-K) Government ministers, 2006 3% 97% Other service activities (ISIC L-P) 80 60 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 60 Data not available Members of parliament, 2007 29% 71% Road accidents Transport infrastructure 40 Persons injured Motorways Central bank board members, 7 522 .. 20 18% 82% in road accidents, 2004 total length in kilometres 2006 Persons killed Railways 0 1 688 .. in road accidents, 2004 total length in kilometres 16-24 25-54 55-74 0% 50% 100% Age (in years) % of total.