Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe after Russia. The largest city is Kiev, which is also the
capital and economic center, culture and education.
Territory
A large area of 232,000 km square (about the size of France), Ukraine’s borders with Belarus,
north, the Russian Federation in the north and east, the Black Sea and Sea of Azov in the south, Romania and
Moldova in the southwest and in Hungary, Slovakia and Poland to the west.
The topography of Ukraine consits mainly of steppes (plains) and plateaus that rarely reach a height of
Map of Ukraine Territory
1000 meters. The Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains (highest point 6764 m) extend to the west the country and the Crimean mountains (highest point 5071 meters) at the southern end. The Ukraine climate is temperate for most of the country and subtropical in the south end. The largest river of Ukraine is the Dnipro, the third longest river in Europe. It serves as an important source of hydroelectricity. Other important rivers are the Danube, Western Buh, the Tisza, the Pripyat and Desna.
Population
In January 1992, the population of Ukraine was 52.1 million euros. In this ethnic population Ukrainians make up 72.7%. 22.1% are ethnic Russians and other minorities such as Poles and Hungarians up 5.2%. About 4 million more Ukrainians living in the United States, Canada, Australia, West and Central Europe and South America.
Most of the land of Ukraine consists of fertile plains and plateaus, with mountains to the west (the Carpathians) and the southern tip of the Crimean peninsula.
Ukraine Cities
The capital of Ukraine is Kiev, with a population of 2.6 million people. Located along the Dnieper River, Kiev is a
of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by Prince c.600 AD Kyi. Other major cities include Kharkiv (1,600,000)
Northeastern industrial capital of Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk (1.2 million), an industrial power in the electrical and
the lower Dnieper Donetsk (1.1 million), an industrial and coal in the southern Ukraine, Odessa (1.1 million),
important port on the Black Sea, and Lviv (800,000), the largest urban center in western Ukraine.
Languages of Ukraine
The language of Ukraine is Ukrainian, a language independent of the East Slavic branch of Indo-European languages. While all Slavic languages have some common characteristics that are so different from each other other than German is from Swedish or Dutch, and each contains only the differences in grammar and vocabulary. The Ukrainian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet.
Literacy rate
99.4%. About 70% of adult Ukrainians have a secondary or higher education.
Climate
Continental temperate, Mediterranean on the south coast of Crimea.
Religions
The Ukraine was baptized by St. Volodymyr in 988. Although the majority of believers are Orthodox Christians (77%), no is a great oriental rite Catholic population (13.5%) in western Ukraine. Religions Protestant, Jewish and Muslim are also the practice. While all Ukrainian churches were severely persecuted in the former USSR, Ukraine and the Orthodox
Catholic churches joined the force of the Russian Orthodox Church by the Soviet authorities and outside law. The churches were restored in 1990.
National Day
August 24, Independence Day, commemorates the proclamation of Ukraine 1991
Ukrainian Kids in Ethnic Dress
the independence of the U.S.S.R.
National Symbols
The trident, derived from the trident of the god of the sea Poseiden, is the national symbol of Ukraine. The Ukrainian flag is composed of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the light blue top color (blue symbolizing the sky), the lower yellow (symbolizing the most wheat fields of Ukraine). The National Anthem of Ukraine is Shche Ukrayeena Vmerla Do (Ukraine has not perished).
History
Ukraine trace their history to the state of Kievan Rus’ (9 th – 14 years), which was the first major and long-term political entity among the Slavs of Easter. In 988, Christianity has agreed to Kiev-Rus’, and became Kiev main economic, cultural, religious and political Eastern Europe. With the decline of Kyiv-Rus’, the Gallego-Volyn State has developed in the western regions of Ukraine as a continuation of the state of the “Kiev-Rus. The was from mid 15 to late 18th century brought the Kozak period with fierce warriors, braveon horseback.
The modern era, or the third part of the Ukrainian state began with the fall of empires Russian and Austro-Hungarian when an independent Ukrainian Republic was dominated by the Bolsheviks, which lasted until 1991 in the form of the Soviet Republic of Ukraine.
Indepedence
Ukraine became independent in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The first elected president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk was. His second was elected president Leonid Kuchma. Ukraine, now in its third election President Viktor Yushchenko is embarking on a bold course of action as an independent and democratic country
a free market economy. United States extended formal recognition of Ukraine December 25, 1991. Ukraine, one of the founders of the United Nations has finally reached full political independence in the international economy community of nations.
Economy
If Ukraine, often called the “breadbasket of Europe”, is known for its agricultural production (especially wheat) production, is also rich in other natural resources such as iron, natural gas, manganese and magnesium. 13.6% of theiron stores in the world, 25-30% of manganese ore in the world, and 8% of mercury in the world is in Ukraine. The Ukraine
Bar Chart of Ukraine Inflation Rate
produced more than 30% of coal production in the products of the former Soviet Union, Ukraine has exported 107 countries the world. Raw materials and consumer goods are the main export products.
Transportation
Ukraine has 14.295 miles of track, the main means of transport for the country. Some of major ports are Odessa, Illichivsk, Kherson and Reni. The Dnieper River, the main track, but the Danube, Western Buh, the Tisza and others are also used to export and import operations. The largest airports are in Kiev Kharkiv, Donetsk, Odessa, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk. Import transcontinental pipelines carrying oil and gas run through Ukraine is in Europe.
Education
Currently an estimated 21,900 of general education schools with 7.1 million students. As Most schools teach in the classes of Ukraine perform many other languages according to the ethnic the school district. These schools offer the study of the Ukrainian language as a subject. There are about 156 higher education institutions with more than 880,000 students. Recently, new types of educational institutions, such as private universities are developing in Ukraine. Literacy in Ukraine is 99.9% with 15% of the adult population completed higher education.
Kyiv University - Alma Mater of All Ukraine Universities
Culture
There are 25,300 public libraries operating in Ukraine with a total volume of about 420 million books and magazines. An estimated 24.3 million people per year use these libraries. It 130 theaters and 225 museums in Ukraine. Frequency of attendance per year per 100 inhabitants , Respectively, 29 and 40 times per year. In 1991, the Ukrainian print houses 5857 titles of books.
Health
In 1991, per 10,000 inhabitants was 44.2 physicians in all specialties, the medical staff 118.6 half and 135.7 hospital beds. The average life expectancy is 71 years (66 years for men and 75 women). The birth rate in 1991 was 12.1 persons per 1,000 population with a rate of infant mortality during the first year of life, 13.6 per 1000 the newborn.
Environment
The legacy of the communist left in Ukraine with the monumental problems of the environment. While pollution disasters resulting from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is well known, is not widespread pollution of soil, water and air resulting from toxic waste and lack of environmental controls in mines and industrial plants. Since 1991, Ukraine The government has enacted laws to protect the environment in accordance with international standards in efforts to end more pollution. At the same time, however, Ukraine can not afford to repair most damage of 75 years
ordinary negligence. In the cleanup of the Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine has requested assistance from the the international community.
Justice System
Legal system based on civil law system, judicial review of legislative acts has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Government
President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term)
capital and economic center, culture and education.
Territory
A large area of 232,000 km square (about the size of France), Ukraine’s borders with Belarus,
north, the Russian Federation in the north and east, the Black Sea and Sea of Azov in the south, Romania and
Moldova in the southwest and in Hungary, Slovakia and Poland to the west.
The topography of Ukraine consits mainly of steppes (plains) and plateaus that rarely reach a height of
Map of Ukraine Territory
1000 meters. The Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains (highest point 6764 m) extend to the west the country and the Crimean mountains (highest point 5071 meters) at the southern end. The Ukraine climate is temperate for most of the country and subtropical in the south end. The largest river of Ukraine is the Dnipro, the third longest river in Europe. It serves as an important source of hydroelectricity. Other important rivers are the Danube, Western Buh, the Tisza, the Pripyat and Desna.
Population
In January 1992, the population of Ukraine was 52.1 million euros. In this ethnic population Ukrainians make up 72.7%. 22.1% are ethnic Russians and other minorities such as Poles and Hungarians up 5.2%. About 4 million more Ukrainians living in the United States, Canada, Australia, West and Central Europe and South America.
Most of the land of Ukraine consists of fertile plains and plateaus, with mountains to the west (the Carpathians) and the southern tip of the Crimean peninsula.
Ukraine Cities
The capital of Ukraine is Kiev, with a population of 2.6 million people. Located along the Dnieper River, Kiev is a
of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by Prince c.600 AD Kyi. Other major cities include Kharkiv (1,600,000)
Northeastern industrial capital of Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk (1.2 million), an industrial power in the electrical and
the lower Dnieper Donetsk (1.1 million), an industrial and coal in the southern Ukraine, Odessa (1.1 million),
important port on the Black Sea, and Lviv (800,000), the largest urban center in western Ukraine.
Languages of Ukraine
The language of Ukraine is Ukrainian, a language independent of the East Slavic branch of Indo-European languages. While all Slavic languages have some common characteristics that are so different from each other other than German is from Swedish or Dutch, and each contains only the differences in grammar and vocabulary. The Ukrainian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet.
Literacy rate
99.4%. About 70% of adult Ukrainians have a secondary or higher education.
Climate
Continental temperate, Mediterranean on the south coast of Crimea.
Religions
The Ukraine was baptized by St. Volodymyr in 988. Although the majority of believers are Orthodox Christians (77%), no is a great oriental rite Catholic population (13.5%) in western Ukraine. Religions Protestant, Jewish and Muslim are also the practice. While all Ukrainian churches were severely persecuted in the former USSR, Ukraine and the Orthodox
Catholic churches joined the force of the Russian Orthodox Church by the Soviet authorities and outside law. The churches were restored in 1990.
National Day
August 24, Independence Day, commemorates the proclamation of Ukraine 1991
Ukrainian Kids in Ethnic Dress
the independence of the U.S.S.R.
National Symbols
The trident, derived from the trident of the god of the sea Poseiden, is the national symbol of Ukraine. The Ukrainian flag is composed of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the light blue top color (blue symbolizing the sky), the lower yellow (symbolizing the most wheat fields of Ukraine). The National Anthem of Ukraine is Shche Ukrayeena Vmerla Do (Ukraine has not perished).
History
Ukraine trace their history to the state of Kievan Rus’ (9 th – 14 years), which was the first major and long-term political entity among the Slavs of Easter. In 988, Christianity has agreed to Kiev-Rus’, and became Kiev main economic, cultural, religious and political Eastern Europe. With the decline of Kyiv-Rus’, the Gallego-Volyn State has developed in the western regions of Ukraine as a continuation of the state of the “Kiev-Rus. The was from mid 15 to late 18th century brought the Kozak period with fierce warriors, braveon horseback.
The modern era, or the third part of the Ukrainian state began with the fall of empires Russian and Austro-Hungarian when an independent Ukrainian Republic was dominated by the Bolsheviks, which lasted until 1991 in the form of the Soviet Republic of Ukraine.
Indepedence
Ukraine became independent in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The first elected president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk was. His second was elected president Leonid Kuchma. Ukraine, now in its third election President Viktor Yushchenko is embarking on a bold course of action as an independent and democratic country
a free market economy. United States extended formal recognition of Ukraine December 25, 1991. Ukraine, one of the founders of the United Nations has finally reached full political independence in the international economy community of nations.
Economy
If Ukraine, often called the “breadbasket of Europe”, is known for its agricultural production (especially wheat) production, is also rich in other natural resources such as iron, natural gas, manganese and magnesium. 13.6% of theiron stores in the world, 25-30% of manganese ore in the world, and 8% of mercury in the world is in Ukraine. The Ukraine
Bar Chart of Ukraine Inflation Rate
produced more than 30% of coal production in the products of the former Soviet Union, Ukraine has exported 107 countries the world. Raw materials and consumer goods are the main export products.
Transportation
Ukraine has 14.295 miles of track, the main means of transport for the country. Some of major ports are Odessa, Illichivsk, Kherson and Reni. The Dnieper River, the main track, but the Danube, Western Buh, the Tisza and others are also used to export and import operations. The largest airports are in Kiev Kharkiv, Donetsk, Odessa, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk. Import transcontinental pipelines carrying oil and gas run through Ukraine is in Europe.
Education
Currently an estimated 21,900 of general education schools with 7.1 million students. As Most schools teach in the classes of Ukraine perform many other languages according to the ethnic the school district. These schools offer the study of the Ukrainian language as a subject. There are about 156 higher education institutions with more than 880,000 students. Recently, new types of educational institutions, such as private universities are developing in Ukraine. Literacy in Ukraine is 99.9% with 15% of the adult population completed higher education.
Kyiv University - Alma Mater of All Ukraine Universities
Culture
There are 25,300 public libraries operating in Ukraine with a total volume of about 420 million books and magazines. An estimated 24.3 million people per year use these libraries. It 130 theaters and 225 museums in Ukraine. Frequency of attendance per year per 100 inhabitants , Respectively, 29 and 40 times per year. In 1991, the Ukrainian print houses 5857 titles of books.
Health
In 1991, per 10,000 inhabitants was 44.2 physicians in all specialties, the medical staff 118.6 half and 135.7 hospital beds. The average life expectancy is 71 years (66 years for men and 75 women). The birth rate in 1991 was 12.1 persons per 1,000 population with a rate of infant mortality during the first year of life, 13.6 per 1000 the newborn.
Environment
The legacy of the communist left in Ukraine with the monumental problems of the environment. While pollution disasters resulting from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is well known, is not widespread pollution of soil, water and air resulting from toxic waste and lack of environmental controls in mines and industrial plants. Since 1991, Ukraine The government has enacted laws to protect the environment in accordance with international standards in efforts to end more pollution. At the same time, however, Ukraine can not afford to repair most damage of 75 years
ordinary negligence. In the cleanup of the Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine has requested assistance from the the international community.
Justice System
Legal system based on civil law system, judicial review of legislative acts has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Government
President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term)
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