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FACTS AND FIGURES
| Basic Facts | |
| Official name | Ukraine |
| Capital | Kyiv |
| Area | 603,700 sq km |
| 233,100 sq mi | |
| People | |
| Population | 45,994,287 (2008 estimate) |
| Population growth | |
| Population growth rate | -0.65 percent (2008 estimate) |
| Projected population in 2025 | 41,037,583 (2025 estimate) |
| Projected population in 2050 | 33,573,842 (2050 estimate) |
| Population density | 76 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) |
| 197 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) | |
| Urban/rural distribution | |
| Share urban | 67 percent (2005 estimate) |
| Share rural | 33 percent (2005 estimate) |
| Largest cities, with population | |
| Kyiv | 2,618,000 (2003 estimate) |
| Kharkiv | 1,445,173 (2005 estimate) |
| Dnipropetrovs’k | 1,040,000 (2007 estimate) |
| Odessa | 989,468 (2005 estimate) |
| Donets’k | 991,310 (2005 estimate) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Ukrainian | 73 percent |
| Russian | 22 percent |
| Other | 5 percent |
| Languages | |
| Ukrainian (official), Russian, Romanian, Polish | |
| Religious affiliations | |
| Orthodox (Ukrainian) Christian | 54 percent |
| Eastern Catholic (Byzantine rite) | 11 percent |
| Atheist | 4 percent |
| Nonreligious | 10 percent |
| Other | 20 percent |
| Health and Education | |
| Life expectancy | |
| Total | 68.1 years (2008 estimate) |
| Female | 74.2 years (2008 estimate) |
| Male | 62.2 years (2008 estimate) |
| Infant mortality rate | 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) |
| Population per physician | 320 people (2006) |
| Population per hospital bed | 114 people (2003) |
| Literacy rate | |
| Total | 99.6 percent (2000 estimate) |
| Female | 99.5 percent (2000 estimate) |
| Male | 99.8 percent (2000 estimate) |
| Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) | 5.5 percent (2002-2003) |
| Number of years of compulsory schooling | 9 years (2002-2003) |
| Number of students per teacher, primary school | 19 students per teacher (2002-2003) |
| Government | |
| Form of government | Republic |
| Head of state | President |
| Head of government | Prime minister |
| Legislature | Unicameral legislature |
| Supreme Council: 450 members | |
| Voting qualifications | Universal at age 18 |
| Constitution | 28 June 1996 |
| Highest court | Constitutional Court; Supreme Court |
| Armed forces | |
| Total number of military personnel | 187,600 (2004) |
| Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) | 2.1 percent (2003) |
| First-level political divisions | 24 oblasts |
| Economy | |
| Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) | $106.5 billion (2006) |
| GDP per capita (U.S.$) | $2,275.60 (2006) |
| GDP by economic sector | |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 8.7 percent (2006) |
| Industry | 34.6 percent (2006) |
| Services | 56.7 percent (2006) |
| Employment | |
| Number of workers | 22,493,030 (2006) |
| Workforce share of economic sector | |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 19 percent (2005) |
| Industry | 24 percent (2005) |
| Services | 56 percent (2005) |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 percent (2004) |
| National budget (U.S.$) | |
| Total revenue | 39,012 million (2006) |
| Total expenditure | 39,647 million (2006) |
| Monetary unit | 1 hryvnia, consisting of 100 kopiykas |
| Major trade partners for exports | |
| Russia, Turkey, Italy, Germany, and United States | |
| Major trade partners for imports | |
| Russia, Turkmenistan, Germany, Kazakhstan, and United States | |
