Population
9,349,645 (2021)
Official language
Belarusian and Russian
Currency
Belarusian ruble (Br)
Capital
Minsk
Time Zone
UTC+3
Dialling Code
+375
Area (sq. miles)
80,153
GDP
$185,889 billion
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Information
No
National Book Chamber of Belarus
Belarusian Association of Book Publishers and Distributors (SIRP)
Belarusian Writers’ Union
Belarusian PEN Center is an association of professional writers, protecting the rights of writers and participates in world literary process and contributes to the development of the Belarusian culture.
Market brief Belarus (PA, 2017)[link to download/view]
Minsk International Book Fair is held over 5 days in February, organised by the Ministry of Information.
Useful Contacts
Email: ukin.belarus@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +375 17 229 8200
The largest book distributors are state-owned with their own retail network. (PA Market brief, 2017)
- JSC Mogilevsoyuzpechat
- Belkniga
- Oz.by is an online retailer.
- Prastora.by is an online retailer.
- Belkniga
- Aspekt-Bel
- Lexis
- ABE-IPS
