Country profile Belarus (1999) Size (sq km): | | 207 600 | Population (total mio.): | | 10.2 | Capital: | | Minsk | Language used: | | 80.2% Russian fluently, 89.7% Belarussian (27% of ethnic Russians speak Belarussian fluently) | GNP per capita (Atlas method, current US\$): | | 2,630.0 | GNP (Atlas method, current US\$ billions): | | 26.8 | GNP per capita (average annual growth): | | -0.7 | Exports of Goods and Services/GDP: | | 62.0 | Total debt/GDP: | | 4.5 | Total OA (US$ mio.): | | 24 | Bilateral share of OA: | | 65% | OA/GNP: | | 0.1% | (Sources: OECD DAC, USAID, World Bank) |