| Country (long form) |
none |
| Capital |
Kiev (Kyyiv) |
| Total Area |
233,089.87 sq mi
603,700.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Texas) |
| Population |
49,153,027 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
37,726,401 |
| Languages |
Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian |
| Literacy |
98.0% total, 100.0% male, 97% female (1989 est.) |
| Religions |
Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish |
| Life Expectancy |
60.39 male, 71.85 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 hryvna = 100 kopiykas |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,200 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food-processing (especially sugar)
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| Agriculture |
grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk |
| Arable Land |
58% |
| Natural Resources |
iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land |
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