Current
time in Kiev (Kyyiv) is
(Does not account for daylight savings time) |
Size:
603,700 sq. km
Location:
Eastern Europe
Population:
50.9 million
Government:
Republic
Leader:
President Leonid Kuchma |
 |
|
People |
| Languages |
Ukrainian,
Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian |
| Major
Religions |
Ukrainian
Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate,
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant,
Jewish |
| Ethnic
groups |
Ukrainian
73%, Russian 22%, Jewish 1%, other 4% |
| Growth
rate |
-0.4% |
| Birth
rate |
11.17
births/1,000 |
| Death
rate |
15.16
deaths/1,000 |
| Fertility
rate |
1.6
children/woman |
| Male
life expectancy |
61 |
| Female
life expectancy |
72 |
| Infant
mortality rate |
22.5
deaths/1,000 live births |
| Economy |
| Labor
force |
23.6
million (1994) |
| Unemployment
rate |
0.7%
(1995) |
| Inflation
Rate |
40%
(1997) |
| Gross
domestic product (total value of goods and services produced annually) |
$174.6
billion (1995 est.) |
| Budget |
N/A |
| Debt |
$8.8
billion |
| Exports |
$11.3
billion, primarily coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals,
chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, grain, meat |
| Imports |
$10.7
billion, primarily energy, machinery and parts, transportation equipment,
chemicals, textiles |
| Defense
spending |
N/A |
| Highways |
169,964
km (1992) |
Source: 1996
CIA World Factbook |
