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The information about Belarus.

Belarus is a landlocked country and lies in Eastern Europe. Its area is about 80, 153 square miles which make Belarus the 13th largest in Europe. Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus. Its official language is Belarusian and Russian. Belarus was divided into 7 regions of the country as a consequence of administration. In 1922, Belarus became a continental republican of the Soviet Union with the rise of Byelorussian SSR and gained its independence on 25 August 1991.

The history of the Belarusian ruble.

As the collapse of the Soviet Union, the USSR State Bank could not afford to continue printing the Soviet banknotes. Therefore, the Belarus government introduced its first national currency. At first, the Thaler was considered to be the official currency of Belarus. But the Thaler was rejected by the majority of communists in the Supreme Soviet of Belarus and chose the term ruble that was familiar during the Soviet Union period and the Russian Empire.

In 1942, the Belarusian ruble was introduced with the currency code BYB. The denomination of banknote was available 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1 000, 5 000 rubles, and 50 copecks notes. In 1994, 20 000 rubles notes were introduced. Followed by 50 000 rubles in 1995, 100 000 rubles in 1996, 500 000 rubles in 1998. Ultimately, due to the high inflation, the one million rubles and the 5 million rubles banknotes were created in 1999. These notes were decorated mostly with non-human features such as animals or buildings in Belarus.

The second ruble was introduced to replace a million notes with the code BYR. this was the redenomination with three zeros was removed. In 2000, the new denomination was introduced from 1 ruble to 5 000 rubles. In 2001, 10 000, 20 000, and 50 000 rubles banknotes were established. Later in 2005 with 100 000 rubles notes and 200 000 rubles notes in 2012. Same as the first ruble, these notes were designed with non-human features and thi

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