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Largest Cities City Population Year Estimated Kiev (or Kyiv) 2,600,000 1993 Kharkov 1,623,000 1991 Dnipropetrovsk 1,189,000 1991 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- People Today, ethnic Ukrainians comprise approximately 73 percent of an estimated total population of more than 49.8 million. [more] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ History The first identifiable groups to populate what is now Ukraine were Cimmerians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Goths, and other nomadic peoples who arrived throughout the first millennium BCE. [more] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Economy After Russia, the Ukrainian republic was far and away the most important economic component of the former Soviet Union, producing about four times the output of the next-ranking republic. [more] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Agriculture The agriculture sector in Ukraine contributes 12.3% of the GDP and employs an estimated 24.0% of the labor force. [more] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Energy The Ukraine is a net energy importer. [more] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metals The Ukraine is a major producer of iron ore, and manganese ore. [more] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Environment For the most part, Ukraine has significant environmental problems resulting from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant disaster in 1986 and from industrial pollution. [more] |
| Key Facts -------------------------------------------- Boundaries Country Length of Boundary Russia 1,576 km Moldova 939 km Belarus 891 km Romania 531 km Poland 428 km Hungary 103 km Slovakia 90 km -------------------------------------------- Ethnic Divisions Ukrainian 73 % Russian 22 % Jewish 1 % Other 4 % -------------------------------------------- Religions Ukrainian Orthodox Moscow Patriarchate Kiev Patriarchate Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Catholic (Uniate) Protestant Jewish -------------------------------------------- National Symbols Flag Emblem Click either the flag or emblem to learn more about them |
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| Eastern Europe 49,811,174 603,700 km 2,782 km Temperate continental; winters vary from cold along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country. Hot in the south. Ukrainian Russian $1 = 5.42 hryvnia New Year - January 1 Christmas - January 7 Easter - Date Varies Independence Day - August 24 |
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