Geography - note: landlocked
@Belarus:People
Population: 10,412,219 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 21% (male 1,092,760; female 1,047,992) 15-64 years : 66% (male 3,346,111; female 3,547,352) 65 years and over: 13% (male 452,267; female 925,737) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.01% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 9.75 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 13.23 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 3.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 13.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)