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Belarusians

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Also known as Belarusian people, Belarusans, Byelorussians, White Russians

Belarusians ( ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million people proclaim Belarusian ethnicity worldwide. Nearly 7.99 million Belarusians reside in Belarus, with the United States and Russia being home to more than 500,000 Belarusians each. The majority of Belarusians adhere to Eastern Orthodoxy.

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Belarusians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus who speak the Belarusian language, with more than 9 million people identifying as Belarusian worldwide, primarily concentrated in Belarus itself. They matter as a distinct cultural and ethnic community with their own language and traditions, predominantly practicing Eastern Orthodoxy, and with significant diaspora populations in countries like the United States and Russia.

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Ethnic group.group
Belarusians
Ethnic group.native_name_lang
be
Ethnic group.pop
c. 9 million
Ethnic group.image
File:Map of the Belarusian Diaspora in the World.svg
Ethnic group.popplace
7.99 million
Ethnic group.pop1
155,000 - 600,000
Ethnic group.pop2
521,443
Ethnic group.pop3
275,763
Ethnic group.pop4
76,484
Ethnic group.pop5
61,000
Ethnic group.pop6
56,607
Ethnic group.pop7
55,929
Ethnic group.pop8
31,000
Ethnic group.pop9
28,183
Ethnic group.pop10
20,000
Ethnic group.pop11
15,565
Ethnic group.pop12
12,100
Ethnic group.pop13
11,828

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
ethnic group
Subclass of
East Slavs
Named after
Belarus
Citizenship
Belarus
Languages spoken
Ukrainian
Native language
Belarusian
Religion
Protestantism
Country of origin
Belarus
Image
Folk Festival in Vjazynka.JPG
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Commons category
Belarusians
topic's main category
Category:Belarusian people
studied by
Belarusian studies
native label
беларусы
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  • Name
  • Geographic distribution
  • Languages
  • Genetics
  • History
  • The Neolithic and the Bronze Age
  • Early Middle Ages
  • In the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  • In the Russian Empire
  • 20th century
  • Cuisine
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Belarusians ( ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million people proclaim Belarusian ethnicity worldwide. Nearly 7.99 million Belarusians reside in Belarus, with the United States and Russia being home to more than 500,000 Belarusians each. The majority of Belarusians adhere to Eastern Orthodoxy.

==Name== During the Soviet era, Belarusians were referred to as Byelorussians or Belorussians (from Byelorussia, derived from Russian "Белоруссия"). Before, they were typically known as White Ruthenians or White Russians (from White Ruthenia or White Russia, based on "Белая Русь"). Upon Belarusian independence in 1991, they became known as Belarusians or Belarusans (from Belarus, derived from "Беларусь").

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