Ukraine Facts.
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Ukraine is a country of contrasts. On the one hand, a hard-working and a better-than-average, educated population with a Europe's richest farmland. Country has everything to live well but, to date, has not found its way through the economic shock of transition from the Soviet system.
On the other hand, in terms of the productivity of the national economy, Ukraine occupies only the 82nd place in the World, losing out to Japan, by a factor of 10.8; Israel by 7.8; Russia by 1.9; and USA by 13.2.
Let's look at some Ukraine facts and statistics data.
Ukraine Info Sheet.
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| Ukraine Facts: Geography. |
Ukraine is the largest country in Europe whose entire boundaries are situated within the European continent. It extends 1316 km from west to east, and 893 km north to south. Border countries: Belarus 891 km, Hungary 103 km, Moldova 939 km, Poland 526 km, Romania (south) 169 km, Romania (west) 362 km, Russia 1,576 km, Slovakia 97 km. See Ukraine Map .
Climate: Mostly temperate continental, except for the Crimea's southern coast, which has a subtropical Mediterranean climate. The average monthly temperature in winter ranges from -8° to 2° C (17.6° to 35.6° F), while summer temperatures average 17° to 25° C (62.6° to 77° F).
Area: 603,700 sq.km
Latitude/Longitude: 49° 00'N, 32° 00'E
Land boundaries: 4,663 km
Coastline: 2,782 km
Elevation extremes:Lowest point: Black Sea 0 m .Highest point: Hora Hoverla 2,061 m
Time zone: GMT+2 (Greenwich Mean Time + 2 hours)
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| Ukraine Facts: Census 2001 data. |
According to the All-Ukrainian Population Census 2001 data:
The total number of the actual population of the Ukraine accounted for 48 million 457 thousand persons.
The number of the urban population accounted for 67.2%, and that of the rural population - 32.8%.
The number of men - 46.3%, and that of women - 53.7%
9 towns numbered more than half a million inhabitants, the capital of Ukraine Kyiv numbered more than 2.6 million people.
- Kyiv - 2,611,000
- Kharkiv - 1,470,000
- Dnipropetrovs'k - 1,065,000
- Odesa - 1,029,000
- Donets'k - 1,016,000
- Zaporizhzhia - 815,000
- Kryvyi Rih - 669,000
- L'viv - 733,000
- Mykolaiv - 514,000
The peculiarity of the national structure of the population of Ukraine is its multinational composition. The representatives of more than 130 nationalities and ethnic groups live on the territory of the country.
- Ukrainians - 77.8%
- Russians - 17.3%
- Belarussians - 0.6%
- Moldavians - 0.5%
- Crimean Tatars - 0.5%
- Other - 3.3%
Religions: Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish .
There is the tendency to the rise of the educational standard of the population and the increase in the number of people with higher and complete secondary education. The number of people with higher and complete secondary education accounted for 28.9 million people, that exceeds by 17.6% the corresponding characteristic of population census 1989.
Government type: Republic
Capital: Kiev (Kyyiv)
Administrative divisions: 24 provinces (oblast'), 1 autonomous republic (avtonomna respublika):Crimea. 2 municipalities (misto) with oblast status :Kiev and Sevastopol.
Independence: 24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
National holiday: There are eight national holidays celebrated in Ukraine every year. More about holidays in Ukraine .
Executive branch: Chief of state: President Viktor A. Yushchenko(since 23 January 2005). Head of government: Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich (since 4 August 2006). First Deputy Prime Minister - Mykola Azarov (since 5 August 2006).
Cabinet of Ministers.
Legislative branch: Unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3% or more of the national electoral vote; members serve five-year terms).
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Constitutional Court. More on Ukraine's political system.
Currency: Hryvnia (or grivna). Check exchange rate using Yahoo Currency Converter.
| Ukraine Facts: Economy. |
Ukraine is a major producer of metals, heavy industrial equipment, ships, locomotives,rail cars,machine tools, large electrical transformers, passenger and cargo aircrafts.
Ukraine is well-known for its state-of-the-art aerospace technology and defense industry.
It also has a well-developed chemical industry that produces various plastics, tires and fertilizers.
Due to extremely fertile soil, Ukraine is a major producer and exporter of a wide variety of agricultural products: grain, sunflower oil, sugar,flax,vegetables, and dairy products.
Labor force - by occupation:
- agriculture: 24%
- industry: 32%
- services: 44% (1996)
Unemployment rate: 3.1% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is around 9-10% (2005 est.).
Population below poverty line: 29% (2003 est.)
| Ukraine Facts: History. |
Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe.
More about Ukrainian History read at Ukraine History page.
In the creation of this page the following materials were used:
All-Ukrainian Population Census 2001 data.
The World Factbook data.
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