14 Jun

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 |