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Country name Belarus, in 33 editions.
The entry for Belarus published Country name in 33 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 14 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 14
- the first edition with it
- 1992
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Belarus
Republic of Belarus
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Belarus
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form:
Republic of Belarus
conventional short form:
Belarus
local long form:
Respublika Belarus
local short form:
none
former:
Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
The entry for Belarus did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:Belarus Byelarus'
local short form:
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
local short form: none
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form :
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: form : Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
local short form: none
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form : form: Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
local short form: none
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus conventional short form: Belarus local long form: Respublika Byelarus' local short form: none former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
local short form: none
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
local short form: none
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'
- local short form:
- Byelarus'
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
local short form: none Byelarus'
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
The same text in 4 editions, 2009 to 2012.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'
- local short form:
- Byelarus'
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
Republic of Belarus
conventional short form:
Belarus
local long form:
Respublika Byelarus'
local short form:
Byelarus'
former:
Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus'
- local short form:
- Byelarus'/Belarus'
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
Republic of Belarus
conventional short form:
Belarus
local long form:
Respublika Byelarus' Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus'
local short form:Byelarus' Byelarus'/Belarus'
former:
Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus'
- local short form:
- Byelarus'/Belarus'
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
note: the name is a compound of the Belarusian words "bel" (white) and "Rus" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthenian
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
note: the name is a compound of the Belarusian words "bel" (white) and "Rus" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthenian
The same text in 6 editions, 2016 to 2021.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus'
- local short form:
- Byelarus'/Belarus'
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- the name is a compound of the Belarusian words "bel" (white) and "Rus" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthenian
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus'
local short form: Byelarus'/Belarus'
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republicnote: etymology: the name is a compound of the Belarusian words "bel" (white) and "Rus" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthenian
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus' (Belarusian)/ Respublika Belarus' (Russian)
- local short form:
- Byelarus' (Belarusian)/ Belarus' (Russian)
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- the name is a compound of the Belarusian words "bel" (white) and "Rus" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthenian
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Byelarus' (Belarusian)/ Respublika Belarus' (Russian)
local short form: Byelarus'/Belarus' Byelarus' (Belarusian)/ Belarus' (Russian)
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: the name is a compound of the Belarusian words "bel" (white) and "Rus" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthenian
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Belarus
- conventional short form:
- Belarus
- local long form:
- Respublika Byelarus' (Belarusian)/ Respublika Belarus' (Russian)
- local short form:
- Byelarus' (Belarusian)/ Belarus' (Russian)
- former:
- Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- the name is a compound of the Slavic words "bel" (white) and "Rus" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthenian
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
local long form: Respublika Byelarus' (Belarusian)/ Respublika Belarus' (Russian)
local short form: Byelarus' (Belarusian)/ Belarus' (Russian)
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: the name is a compound of the Belarusian Slavic words "bel" (white) and "Rus" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthenian
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Belarus: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/belarus/country-name.