Belarus

Capital city — Minsk

Country population
9,485,386
i
2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
343
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.817
(50/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
3.6
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Total number of prisoners
32,500
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
83 %
i
12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
67
i
2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
10.5 %
i
12/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.8 %
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
15.4 %
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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Introduction

Country population

9,485,386

i

2018

Type of government

Presidential Republic

Human Development Index

0.817

(50/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

3.6

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report