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About
Ukraine: |
 | Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Kiev (Kyiv)
Main Cities: Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa
Population: 52,309,000
Area: 604,000 km2
Currency: 1 hryvnya = 100 kopiyky
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Tatar
Religions: Protestant, Ukrainian Orthodox, Greek Catholic (Uniate) |
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Ukraine: a republic in SE Europe, on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov: ruled by the Khazars (7th-9th centuries), by Ruik princes with the Mongol conquest in the 13th century, then by Lithuania, by Poland, and by Russia; one of the four original republics that formed the Soviet Union in 1922; unilaterally declared independence in 1990, which was recognized in 1991. Consists chiefly of lowlands; economy based on rich agriculture and mineral resources and on the major heavy industries of the Donets Basin. Official language: Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken. Religion: believers are mainly Christian. Currency: hryvna. Capital: Kiev. Pop.: 48 151 000 (2004 est.). Area: 603 700 sq. km (231 990 sq. miles) |
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