flag Bahamas
stamps    Caribbean
country map    Nassau
--    13,940 sq km
--    300,529 (2002)
--    bahamian dollar (BSD) /USD - 1.000
   (fixed rate pegged to the dollar)

flag Belarus
stamps    Eastern Europe
country map    Minsk
--    207,600 sq km
--    10,310,520 (2004)
--    Belarusian ruble (BYR) /USD - 1,790.92
   (2003)
raiways    total: - 5,523 km
   broad 1.520-m gauge: 5,523 km
   (875 km electrified)
   (2003)

flag Belgium
stamps    Western Europe
country map    Brussels
--    30,510 sq km
--    10,274,595 (2002)
--    euro (EUR) /USD - 1.1324
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 3,422 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 3,422 km
   (2,517 km electrified)
   (2,563 km double-tracked)

flag Belize
stamps    Central America
country map    Belmopan
--    22 966 sq km
--    262 999 (2002)
--    Belizean dollar (BZD) per US dollar - 2.0000
   (fixed rate)
raiways    total: - 0 km

flag Benin
stamps    Western Africa
country map    Porto-Novo
--    112,620 sq km
--    6,787,625 (2002)
--    communaute financiere africaine franc (XOF) /USD - 742.79
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 578 km
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 578 km

flag Bermuda
stamps    North America
country map    Hamilton
--    53.3 sq km
--    64,482 (2003)
--    Bermudian dollar (BMD) /USD - 1.0000
   (fixed rate pegged to the US dollar)
raiways    total: - 0 km

flag Bhutan
stamps    Southern Asia
country map    Thimphu
--    47,000 sq km
--    2,094,176 (2002)
--    ngultrum (BTN) /USD - 48.336
   (2002)

flag Bolivia
stamps    Central South America
country map    La Paz
--    1,098,580 sq km
--    8,586,443 (2003)
--    boliviano (BOB) /USD - 7.17
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 3519 km
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 3519 km km

flag Bophuthatswana
stamps    Southern Africa
country map    - - -

flag Botswana
stamps    Southern Africa
country map    Gaborone
--    600,370 sq km
--    1,591,232 (2002)
--    pula (BWP) /USD - 6.8353
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 888 km
   narrow 1.067-m gauge: 888 km

flag Brazil
stamps    Eastern South America
country map    Brasilia
--    8,511,965 sq km
--    176,029,560 (2002)
--    real (BRL) /USD - 2.378
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 31,000 km
   broad 1.600-m gauge: 5,679 km
   (1,199 km electrified)
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 24,666 km
   (930 km electrified)
   dual gauge: 336 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges
   (three rails system)
   standard 1.440-m gauge: 194 km
   (930 km electrified)

flag Bulgaria
stamps    Southeastern Europe
country map    Sofia
link 1    110,910 sq km
--    7,621,337 (2002)
--    lev (BGL) /USD - 2.2147
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 4,294 km
   narrow 0.760-m gauge: 245 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 4,049 km
   (2,710 km electrified)

flag Burkina Faso
stamps    Western Africa
country map    Ouagadougou
--    274,200 sq km
--    12,603,185 (2002)
--    communaute financiere africaine franc (XOF) /USD - 742.79
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 622 km
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 622 km

flag Burma
stamps    Southeastern Asia
country map    Rangoon
--    678,500 sq km
--    42,238,224 (2002)
--    kyat (MMK) / USD - 6.8581
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 3,991 km
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 3,991 km

countries information: "The World Factbook 2001"