METHODOLOGICAL NOTES

1. Selected socio-economic indicators of the Republic of Belarus

2. Main indicators of the performance of cultural organisations

3. PUBLIC LIBRARIES

3.1.

Number of public libraries

3.2.

Public libraries by supervising authority

3.3.

National Library of Belarus

3.4.

Regional universal scientific libraries

3.5.

Children’s libraries

3.6.

Composition of public library stock in 2008

3.7.

Lending fiction to users

3.8.

Public libraries by regions

3.9.

Indicators of the performance of public libraries by regions

3.10.

Number of public library staff by regions

3.11.

Educational attainment of public library staff by regions

3.12.

Library stock per 1000 population by regions

3.13.

Number of public library users per 1000 population

3.14.

Technical equipment of public libraries in 2008

3.15.

Technical equipment of public libraries by regions in 2008

3.16.

Technical state of public library premises in 2008

3.17.

Technical state of public library premises by regions in 2008

3.18.

Public libraries by towns and districts

3.19.

Indicators of the performance of public libraries by towns and districts

4. CLUB INSTITUTIONS

4.1.

Number of club institutions

4.2.

Club institutions by regions

4.3.

Cultural and educational activities of club institutions in 2008

4.4.

Club formations

4.5.

Amateur groups and creative arts groups

4.6.

Number of cultural and educational staff in club institutions by regions

4.7.

Educational attainment of cultural and educational staff of club institutions

4.8.

Technical state of premises of club institution by region in 2008

4.9.

Club institutions by towns and districts

4.10.

Cultural and educational activities of club institutions by towns and districts in 2008

4.11.

Commissioning of club institutions by regions and in Minsk-City

5. CINEMA ND VIDEO NETWORK

5.1.

Number of cinema installations

5.2.

Cinema and video installations

5.3.

Cinema installations by regions

5.4.

Cinemas in 2008

5.5.

Video installations by regions

5.6.

Video halls and video clubs in 2008

5.7.

Performance of cinema and video installations

5.8.

Number of cinema visits per 1000 population

5.9.

Cinema installations by towns and districts

6. MUSEUMS

6.1.

Number of museums

6.2.

Museum network by specialisation

6.3.

Characteristics of main museum collections

6.4.

Cultural and educational activities of museums

6.5.

Operation of museums by specialisation

6.6.

Museum attendance by regions

6.7.

Number of museum staff by regions

6.8.

Technical state of buildings as of the end of 2008

6.9.

Museum items of main collection by type of collections as of the end of 2008

6.10.

List of museums and main indicators of their performance in 2008

6.11.

Architectural, historical and cultural, and natural monuments of the Republic of Belarus included on the UNESCO World Heritage List

6.12.

Immovable heritage objects included on the State List of Historical and Cultural Valuables of the Republic of Belarus by regions in 2008

7. THEATRES

7.1.

Number of theatres

7.2.

Main indicators of theatre performance

7.3.

Theatre attendance

7.4.

Number of theatre staff

7.5.

Theatre performances by types

7.6.

Technical state of theatre premises by regions in 2008

7.7.

List of theatres and main indicators of their performance in 2008

8. CONCERT ORGANISATIONS

8.1.

Main indicators of the performance of concert organisations

8.2.

Number of concerts for children

8.3.

Number of concerts in 2008

8.4.

Technical state of premises of concert organisations by regions in 2008

8.5.

List of state concert organisations and main indicators of their performance in 2008

9. CIRCUSES

9.1.

Main indicators of the performance of circuses

9.2.

Technical state of circus premises in 2008

10. ZOOLOGICAL PARKS

10.1.

Main indicators of the performance of zoological parks

10.2.

Number of animal units in zoological parks

10.3.

Zoological parks by regions in 2008

10.4.

Technical state of premises of zoological parks in 2008

11. RECREATION AND AMUSEMENT PARKS

11.1.

Main indicators of the performance of recreation and amusement parks

11.2.

Recreation and amusement parks by regions

12. SPECIALLY PROTECTED NATURE AREAS

12.1.

Specially protected nature areas by regions

12.2.

Main characteristics of nature reserves and national park

13. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

13.1.

Training of cultural professionals at the institutions providing higher and secondary specialized education

13.2.

Number of children’s arts schools and number of pupils therein in 2008

14. FINANCING OF CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS

Expenditure of the consolidated budget on financing culture

15. INVESTMENTS IN FIXED CAPITAL

Investments in fixed capital intended for the “Culture and Arts” branch development

16. PRINT MEDIA

16.1.

Publishing of books, brochures, magazines and newspapers

16.2.

Publishing of books and brochures by designated purpose

16.3.

Publishing of books and brochures by language of publication

16.4.

Publishing of fiction (excluding children’s books) by genre

16.5.

Publishing of newspapers and other periodicals by designated purpose in 2008

16.6.

Magazines and other periodicals by language of publication

16.7.

Publishing of newspapers

16.8.

Publishing of newspapers by language of publication

16.9.

Publishing of newspapers by frequency in 2008

16.10.

Publishing of books and brochures by regions

16.11.

Publishing of magazines and other periodicals by regions

16.12.

Publishing of newspapers by regions

17. PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS

17.1.

Physical culture and sports facilities

17.2.

Physical culture and sports facilities by regions in 2008

17.3.

Physical culture and sports activities

17.4.

Physical culture at workplace by regions

17.5.

Physical culture at the place of study by regions

17.6.

Physical culture at the place of residence by region

17.7.

Physical culture and sports staff

17.8.

Specialized educational and sports institutions and colleges of Olympic reserve

17.9.

Specialized educational and sports institutions and colleges of Olympic reserve by regions in 2008

17.10.

Number of students, training instructors and sports teachers at specialized educational and sports institutions and colleges of Olympic reserve by sports in 2008

18. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS

18.1.

Number of cultural organisations in CIS countries

18.2.

Number of visits to cultural organisations in CIS countries

18.3.

Attendance of cultural organisations in CIS countries

CHARTS AND DIAGRAMMES

Number of public libraries

Library stock

Number of cinema and video installations

Attendance of cinema installations

Attendance of video installations

Museums by specialization in 2008

Museum attendance by regions in 2008

Number of theatres by theatrical genre in 2008

Theatre attendance

Expenditure of the consolidated budget on financing culture

Publishing of books and brochures by designated purpose in 2008

Publishing of newspapers by regions in 2008