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Which languages are official in Belarus?

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The official languages of Belarus are both Belarusian and Russian.12

While Belarusian is central to the country's national identity, Russian is more widely utilized in public life and education due to historical policies that favored its use. Both languages are written using the Cyrillic alphabet.32