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Full country name: Ukraine
Area: 603,700 sq km (233,000 sq mi)
Population: 48.4 million (67% urban and 33% of rural residents)
Capital city: Kyiv / Kiev (pop 2.6 million)
Other large cities: Kharkiv, Dniepropetrovs'k, Donet'k, L'viv, Odesa, Simferopol
People: Ukrainian nationals belong to 126 ethnic groups. Ukrainians 77.8%; principal minorities include Russians, Byelorussians, Romanians, Greeks, Tartars, Jews, Germans and Bulgarians.
Languages: Official - Ukrainian; other languages spoken are Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Religion: Ukrainian Orthodox, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic, Protestant, Jewish
Currency: 1 Hryvnia (Hr) = 100 kopiyok
Government: Parliamentary-Presidential Republic
Legislative Power: Verkhovna Rada (Supreme Council)
Executive Power: Cabinet of Ministers
Judicial Power: Constitutional Court
Political Division: 24 oblasts (regions) and one autonomous republic Krym (Crimea)
President: Viktor A. Yuschenko read more
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Ukraine is basically a bi-lingual Country. You'll find an abundance of Russian speakers in the East and South of the Country, whereas the native Ukrainian speakers you'll find more in the central and western areas.
In Kiev (Kyiv), both languages Ukrainian and Russian are spoken. In northern and central Ukraine, Russian is the language of the urban population, while in rural areas Ukrainian or a mix of Ukrainian and Russian (called "surzhik") is much more common. This is also true of much of the south and the east. But you can hardly find anybody speaking Ukrainian in Crimea. learn more
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