Name:UkraineName (local): Ukrayina
Member of European Union: No
International Dialing Code: +380
Capital City: Kiev (Kyyiv)
Foreign Embassies in Ukraine: Australia | Canada | U.K. | U.S.
Embassies and Visa Information: In Australia | In Canada | In the U.K. | In the U.S.
Nationality: Noun - Ukrainian(s), Adjective - Ukrainian
Government Type: Republic
Ethnic Groups: Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001)
Religions: Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.5%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate 20%, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate) 13%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish
Languages: Ukrainian (official) , Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Monetary Unit: 1 hryvnya = 100 kopiykas
Area: 603,700 sq km – slightly smaller than Texas
Climate: Temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
Population: 47,732,079 (July 2004 est.)
Sex Ratio: 0.86 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Median Age: 38.1 years, male 34.8 years, female 41.1 years (2004 est.)
Life Expectancy: 66.68 years, male 61.35 years, female 72.27 years (2004 est.)
Population Growth Rate: -0.66% (2004 est.)
Net Migration Rate: -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Population Below Poverty Line: 29% (2003 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 3.7% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (2003)
Gross National Income: US$970 (2003, World Bank)
Export Commodities: Ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, food products
Export Partners: Russia 17.4%, Turkey 7.2%, Italy 5.9%, China 5.3% (2003 est.)
Import Commodities: Energy, machinery and equipment, chemicals
Import Partners: Russia 33.4%, Germany 13.7%, Turkmenistan 6.3%, Italy 4.6%, China 4.4% (2003 est.)
Natural Resources: Iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land
Radio: National Radio Company of Ukraine
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Outline map courtesy of WorldAtlas.com.
