	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Arrivals of foreign citizens to the Republic of Belarus, thsd.	2029,8	4737,8	5275,6	5282,6	5262,0
Departures of Belarusian citizens abroad¹⁾, thsd.	4747,2	6596,3	6811,1	7511,9	6322,7
Exports and imports of services under “travel” heading, mln. USD
total exports	93,2	253,1	286,3	324,6	365,3
of which by countries:
CIS	77,9	125,6	149,3	180,1	205,8
non-CIS	15,3	127,5	137,0	144,5	159,5
total importsl	216,2	447,6	586,4	606,0	672,4
of which by countries:
CIS	98,1	194,8	268,9	267,8	311,9
non-CIS	118,1	252,8	317,5	338,2	360,5
Number of hotels and similar accommodation facilities	256	279	284	303	312
Number of sanatorium, health resort and health-improving organizations and other specialized accommodation facilities	318	321	303	311	315
Number of employed in the following areas (average annual), thsd.
recreation and tourism	13,1	9,1	8,2	8,5	9,1
physical culture and sport	19,3	23,2	24,2	25,5	25,5
culture	65,7	71,0	72,2	74,2	77,7
arts	14,5	11,6	11,7	12,7	13,7
Paid services to population (current prices), bln. rubles	632,6	6776,2	8307,2	9988,2	12607,6
of which:
tourist and excursion	7,8	36,4	125,6	183,4	330,3
sanatorium and health improving	48,0	266,2	246,4	326,0	421,9
hotels and similar accommodation facilities	13,5	87,0	113,8	132,2	188,1
physical culture and sport services	3,0	38,3	50,5	68,8	103,2
cultural services	12,9	87,1	103,2	130,9	164,5
Consumer price indices for selected paid services to population in the field of culture, tourism and recreation (as per cent of December of the previous year)
tourist and excursion services	281,3	106,5	118,0	109,2	117,7
sanatorium and health-improving services	288,0	110,6	110,6	118,7	127,3
services of physical culture and sports	…	109,3	113,3	109,1	113,5
cultural services	291,2	107,7	105,2	104,3	103,5
Gross average monthly wages and salaries of employees at the organisations of tourism and recreation, physical culture and sports, culture, and arts, thsd. rubles
tourism and recreation	51,0	309,2	394,8	464,2	590,1
physical culture and sports	49,3	507,3	679,9	787,0	973,9
culture	38,5	372,3	462,9	535,1	632,8
arts	40,5	403,2	501,1	577,0	693,6
Main tourist resources (entities)
museums	134	139	144	148	151
professional theatres	27	28	29	29	28
nature reserves	2	2	2	2	2
national parks	4	4	4	4	4
physical culture and sport facilities	23228	22073	22076	25470	25686
Pressrun of books and brochures, mln. copies	61,6	40,3	52,0	49,8	55,4
books published per 1 000 population, copies	6160	4121	5345	5131	5721
Library stock of public libraries, mln. copies	77,6	71,8	71,1	70,4	71,0
per 1 000 population, copies	7771	7360	7316	7268	7336

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¹⁾ Data of the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Excluding emigrants and immigrants.

Main indicators of organisations engaged in tourist activities

	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total organisations, entities	415	402	434	463	577
of which:
tour operators	…	69	54	55	68
travel agents	…	93	87	79	104
tour operators and travel agents	…	240	293	329	405
Arrivals of foreign tourists to the Republic of Belarus, persons	60224	90811	89524	105410	91587
Departures of Belarusian tourists abroad, persons	1289034	572398	525430	516796	380349
Number of tourists who bought travel tours within the territory of the Republic of Belarus, persons	…	49584	55217	49050	58650
Cost of foreign tours paid by citizens of the Republic of Belarus, mln. rubles	12371,9	71822,5	164555,0	251587,0	388782,1
Cost of tours paid by foreign tourists, mln. rubles	1931,5	13674,5	13726,0	25721,2	47007,2

Arrivals of organised tourists to the Republic of Belarus by regions

(persons)

	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Republic of Belarus	60224	90811	89524	105410	91587
Regions:
Brest	8238	11876	8097	10467	15457
Vitebsk	4104	5072	5285	7552	6233
Gomel	561	1329	1252	1486	2443
Grodno	17177	4676	3329	805	649
Minsk-City	29626	66487	69628	81896	61695
Minsk	503	630	791	1753	2136
Mogilev	15	741	1142	1451	2974

Departures of organised tourists abroad by regions

(persons)

	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Republic of Belarus	1289034	572398	525430	516796	380349
Regions:
Brest	437846	64534	54443	44259	29407
Vitebsk	11810	36958	29809	34035	26842
Gomel	16714	44892	15807	25503	28112
Grodno	641195	26754	35334	43814	10019
Minsk-City	164892	374887	362245	335133	254554
Minsk	5481	9351	12150	14084	14691
Mogilev	11096	15022	15642	19968	16724

Main indicators of collective accommodation facilities

	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total collective accommodation facilities, entities	574	600	587	614	627
of which:
hotels and similar accommodation facilities	256	279	284	303	312
sanatorium-health resort, health improving organisations and other specialized accommodation facilities	318	321	303	311	315
Total room capacity, rooms at year end	29518	28264	26985	29550	30297
of which:
hotels and similar accommodation facilities	13841	12946	13292	13743	13876
sanatorium-health resort, health improving organisations and other specialized accommodation facilities	15677	15318	13693	15807	16421
Number of persons accommodated, thsd. persons	2017,8	1969,7	2034,6	2136,6	2229,0
of which in:
hotels and similar accommodation facilities	1447,2	1330,0	1443,9	1488,5	1546,0
sanatorium-health resort, health improving organisations and other specialized accommodation facilities	570,6	639,7	590,7	648,1	683,0
Number of overnight stays provided by collective accommodation facilities, thsd.	14535,7	13647,1	11823,9	12598,0	13052,3
of which:
hotels and similar accommodation facilities	4005,4	3903,4	4337,4	4530,3	4625,0
sanatorium-health resort, health improving organisations and other specialized accommodation facilities	10530,3	9743,7	7486,5	8067,7	8427,3

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