Belarus Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Belarus Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Belarus and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Belarus.

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.

Capital: Minsk.

Independence / foundation: After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics.

Population: 9 million.

Currency: Belarusian Ruble (BYN)
1 USD = 3.28 BYN
1 EUR = 3.52 - 3.58 BYN

Time zone: UTC+2

Languages spoken: Russian (official) 70%, Belarusian (official) 23%, other 3% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 3%.

Religions: Orthodox 48%, Catholic 7%, other 3%, non-believers 41%.

Climate: Cold winters, cool and moist summers. Transitional between continental and maritime climate.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $176 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $19,100.

Main airports: Minsk National Airport.

World heritage sites in Belarus

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 4.

Top world heritage sites:

- Bialowieza Forest.
- Mir Castle Complex.
- Architectural, Residential, and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh.
- Struve Geodetic Arc.

Interesting facts about Belarus

- Around 800 European bisons, the heaviest land animals in Europe, can be found in The Białowieża Forest in Belarus.

- Belarusians have around 300 recipes that include potatoes which prompted the country to be called Bulbaland (bulba = potato).

- Alexander Lukashenko was the first and remains the only president of Belarus. He was elected in 1994 and is currently serving as president (2022).

- Belarus has 5 Nobel Prize winners.

Further reading: https://www.visit-belarus.com/en/interesting-facts-about-belarus/

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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