$24.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 $19.74 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Exchange rates:
Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - 3,019.9 (2010), 2,789.5 (2009), 2,130 (2008), 2,145 (2007), 2,144.6 (2006)
Communications ::Belarus
Telephones - main lines in use:
3.969 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 40
Telephones - mobile cellular:
9.686 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 67
Telephone system:
general assessment: Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; modernization of the network progressing with roughly two-thirds of switching equipment now digital