 Ukraine
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
49 00 N, 32 00 E |
| Area |
total: 603,700 sq km land: 603,700 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south |
| Terrain |
most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, mountains being found only in the west (the Carpathians), and in the Crimean Peninsula in the extreme south |
| Population |
46,299,862 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities) |
| Imports |
energy, machinery and equipment, chemicals |
| Exports |
ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, food products |
| Hazards |
NA |
| Resources |
iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land |
| Geography |
strategic position at the crossroads between Europe and Asia; second-largest country in Europe |
| Nationality |
noun: Ukrainian(s) adjective: Ukrainian |
| Capital |
name: Kyiv (Kiev) geographic coordinates: 50 26 N, 30 31 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.ua |
| Internet Users |
5.278 million (2005) |
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