Main facts about Ukraine. For tourists and other people.
| National flag |
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| 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))
Listen: MIDI | MP3 quality: low,
average, high |
| 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):
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| 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
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| 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):
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| 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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