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Briefly on Ukraine

Main facts about Ukraine. For tourists and other people.

National flag
National flag colours	blue and yellow
National symbol	trizub
National anthem	Ukraine is Not Yet Dead (original: «Ще не вмерла Україна» (Sche ne vmerla Ukrayina))
Official language	Ukrainian
Area, sq km	603 700
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than Texas about 6% the size of USA about 1.7 times the size of Germany about 2 times the size of Poland about 2.5 times the size of United Kingdom about 9.3 times the size of Latvia
Extension, km	1316 (from west to east) 893 (from north to south)
Borderline, km	4558
Neighbors (border countries)	Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Russia, Belarus
Coastline, km	2782
Seas	Black Sea, Azov Sea
Largest rivers	Dnieper (Dnepr), Dniester (Dnestr), Southern Bug (Pivdennyj Buh), Desna (left tributary of the Dnieper)
Landscape	mainly plain – 95%, mountains – 5%
Mountains and highest points, m	Ukrainian Carpathians (Ukrayinski Karpaty) – 2061, Crimea mountains (Krymski gory) – 1545
Highest point, m	2061 (Goverla mountain)
Natural resources	iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land
Climate	temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast
Precipitations, mm/year	plain – 300-700 Crimean mountains – 1000-1200 Ukrainian Carpathians – over 1500
Air temperature, °С	average: January: –1.4, July: +22.7 (1999); in Kyiv – January: –2.5, July: +22.3 (1999)
Administrative divisions	Crimean autonomous republic, 24 provinces (oblasti), 2 municipalities (Kyiv, Sevastopol)
Capital	Kyiv
Largest cities	Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Sevastopol
Government type	republic
Chies of state	President
Legislative branch	unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats)
Corruption level	very high
Independence Day	24 August (1991)
Constituon Day	28 June (1996)
Currency	hryvnia (UAH) = 100 copecks Exchange rates US dollars (banks, kiosks) euro (banks, kiosks):
Banknotes and coins	banknotes: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 hryven; coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 copecks, 1 hryvnia
Prevalence religion	Christianity (orthodox)
Population	46 mln (2008)
Population - comparative	(2008) 15% of USA 33% of Russia 36% of Japan 56% of Germany 72% of France 77% of United Kingdom 112% of Argentina 114% of Spain 118% of Poland 139% of Canada 223% of Australia 430% of Greece 465% of Hungary 885% of Finland about 20.5 times population of Latvia about 1400 times population of Monaco
Density of population, men/sq km	81 (2000)
Urban/rural population	68% / 32% (2005)
Sex ratio	86 males / 100 females
Age structure	0-14 years – 13.9%; 15-64 – 70%; 65 and over – 16.1% (2008)
Birth rate	9.55 births / 1,000 population (2008)
Death rate	15.93 (2008)
Population growth rate	-0.651% (2008)
Median age, years	total - 39.4; male - 36.1; female - 42.5 (2008)
Life expectancy at birth, years	total – 68.06; male – 62.24; female – 74.24 (2008)
Total fertility rate	1.25 (2008)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	1.4% (2003 est.)
Ethnic groups	Ukrainian – 77.8%, Russian – 17.3%, other – 4.9%
Secondary education	12 years
Higher education	4-6 years
Literacy	99.7% (2003)
Full age	18 years
Military service age	18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service
Registration rules of correspondence to Ukraine	Last name, First name address (street) address (city or village) address (region) index (5 digits) state example: Melnik Ivan Petrovich Vul. Lisova, 2, kv.3 m.Kremenchuk Poltavska obl. 39617 UKRAINE
Internet domain	UA subdomains of regions (*.UA):
Country telephone code	380 (cellular: +38)
Auto traffic	right driving
Roadways, km	169'477 (2004)
Railways, km	22'473 (9250 – electrified) (2006)
Railroads gauge, m	1.52
Waterways, km	2253 – most on Dnieper River (2006)
Fiscal year	calendar year
Time zone	GMT+2 = UTC+2 = EET (Eastern Europe Time)
Daylight saving time	+1hr (begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October)
Measurement	metric system (SI)
Domestic power	220 V (with voltage swing), frequency – 50 Hz

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