Ukraine
Official name: |
Ukraine |
Capital City: |
Kiev (Kyyiv) |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
380 |
Population: |
50,864,009 (July 199 |
Currency: |
the hryvnia - (plural hryvni) |
Spoken Languages: |
Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian |
Holidays: |
Jan 3, 7, Mar 7, 8, Apr 25, May 2, 3, 9, Jun 13, 27, 28, Aug 24 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, grain, meat |
Partners: other FSU countries, China, Italy, Switzerland Major Imports: |
Commodities: energy, machinery and parts, transportation equipment, chemicals, textiles |
Partners: other FSU countries, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic Total Export: |
$11.3 billion (1995) |
Total Import: |
$10.7 billion (1995) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$174.6 billion (1995 estimate as extrapolated from |
Per Capita Income: |
$3,370 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
98% |
Population Growth Rate: |
-0.4% (1996 est.) |
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