Belarus

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Official Name
Republic of Belarus
Population Full

9,408,000 (2020 census)

Principal Languages
Russian
Literacy Rate
100% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1962), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2005), ICCPR (1973), UNCRPD (2016), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Belarus is 7. All are living languages. Of these, 2 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 3 are developing, 2 are vigorous, and 1 is in trouble. Also listed are 6 unestablished languages.