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Basic Facts
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Official name
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Ukraine
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Capital
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Kiev
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Area
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603,700
sq km
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233,100
sq mi
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People
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Population
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48,055,439
(2003 estimate)
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Population growth
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Population growth rate
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-0.69
percent (2003 estimate)
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Projected population in 2025
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43,292,725
(2025 estimate)
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Projected population in 2050
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37,726,401
(2050 estimate)
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Population density
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80
persons per sq km (2003 estimate)
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206
persons per sq mi (2003 estimate)
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Urban/rural distribution
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Share urban
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68
percent (2001 estimate)
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Share rural
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32
percent (2001 estimate)
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Largest cities, with population
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Kiev
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2,589,541
(1999 estimate)
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Kharkiv
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1,494,235
(1999 estimate)
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Dnipropetrovs’k
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1,108,682
(1999 estimate)
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Donets’k
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1,050,369
(1999 estimate)
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Odessa
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1,002,246
(1999 estimate)
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Ethnic groups
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Ukrainian
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73
percent
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Russian
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22
percent
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Other
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5
percent
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Languages
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Ukrainian (official), Russian, Romanian, Polish
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Religious affiliations
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Orthodox (Ukrainian) Christian
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54
percent
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Eastern Catholic (Byzantine rite)
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11
percent
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Atheist
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4
percent
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Nonreligious
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10
percent
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Other
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20
percent
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Health and Education
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Life expectancy
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Total
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66.5
years (2003 estimate)
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Female
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72.2
years (2003 estimate)
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Male
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61.1
years (2003 estimate)
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Infant mortality rate
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21
deaths per 1,000 live births (2003 estimate)
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Population per physician
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334
people (1998)
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Population per hospital bed
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101
people (1997)
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Literacy rate
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Total
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99.6
percent (2000 estimate)
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Female
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99.5
percent (2000 estimate)
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Male
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99.8
percent (2000 estimate)
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Education expenditure as a share of gross national product
(GNP)
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4.5
percent (1998-1999)
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Number of years of compulsory schooling
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9
years (2000)
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Number of students per teacher, primary school
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20
students per teacher (1998-1999)
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Government
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Form of government
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Republic
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Head of state
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President
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Head of government
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Prime
Minister
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Legislature
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Unicameral
legislature
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Supreme
Council: 450 members
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Voting qualifications
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Universal
at age 18
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Constitution
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28
June 1996
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Highest court
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Constitutional
Court; Supreme Court
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Armed forces
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Total number of military personnel
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302,300
(2001)
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Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product
(GDP)
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2.2
percent (2001)
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First-level political divisions
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24
oblasts
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Economy
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Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$)
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$37.6
billion (2001)
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GDP per capita (U.S.$)
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$770
(2001)
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GDP by economic sector
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing
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16.6
percent (2001)
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Industry
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39
percent (2001)
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Services
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44.4
percent (2001)
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Employment
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Number of workers
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25,003,065
(2001)
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Workforce share of economic sector
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing
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26
percent (1999)
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Industry
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26
percent (1999)
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Services
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17
percent (1999)
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Unemployment rate
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11.9
percent (1999)
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National budget (U.S.$)
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Total revenue
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8,373
million (2000)
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Total expenditure
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8,837
million (2000)
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Monetary unit
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1
hryvnia, consisting of 100 kopiykas
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Major trade partners for exports
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Russia, Turkey, Germany, United States, and Italy
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Major trade partners for imports
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Russia, Germany, Turkmenistan, Belarus, and Kazakhstan
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Energy, Communications, and
Transportation
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Electricity production
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Electricity from thermal sources
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48.61
percent (2001 estimate)
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Electricity from hydroelectric sources
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7.88
percent (2001 estimate)
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Electricity from nuclear sources
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43.52
percent (2001 estimate)
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Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources
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0
percent (2001 estimate)
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Number of radios per 1,000 people
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882
(1997)
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Number of telephones per 1,000 people
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212
(2001)
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Number of televisions per 1,000 people
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465
(2000 estimate)
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Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people
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12
(2001)
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Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people
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175
(2000)
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Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people
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93
(1997)
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Paved road as a share of total roads
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97
percent (2000)
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Sources
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Basic Facts and People sections
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Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual
countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections
are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center,
International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population
data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population
data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of
individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from
the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and
from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from
the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of
Linguistics International (www.sil.org).
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Health and Education section
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Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United
States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International
database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population
per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int).
Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
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Government section
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Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest
court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government
Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is
from Military Balance.
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Economy section
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Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic
sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank
database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining,
manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is
from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International
Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
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Energy, Communication, and Transportation section
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Electricity information is from the Energy Information
Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone,
television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank
database (www.worldbank.org).
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Note
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Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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