Geographical Location: Central-East Europe.

Our Neighbors:

• Hungary (EU Member)
• Poland (EU Member)
• Romania (EU Member)
• Slovakia (EU Member)
• Russia
• Belarus
• Moldova

Sea Access: the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea

Area: 603 700 km2; Europe's second largest country by area, Ukraine is a land of agriculture and heavy industry.

Population: 48 457 000 (2001)

Labor Force: 20 500 000

Capital: Kyiv (Soviet version: Kiev)

Ethnic Groups

• Ukrainians 77,8%
• Russians 17,3%
• Poles, Romanians, Greeks, Byelorussians, Moldovans, Jews, Crimean Tatars, Armenians and others 5%

Official Language: Ukrainian Religion: Orthodox Christian 76, 0% Greek Catholic 13, 5% Muslims 8, 2% Others 2, 3% Time Zone: GMT + 2 hours Currency: Hryvnya (UAH) Holidays: New Year's Day - January 1 Christmas - January 7 Women's Day - March 8 Labor Day - May 1 Easter (movable) Trinity Day (movable) Victory Day - May 9 Mother's Day - second Saturday of June Constitution Day - June 28 Independence Day - August 24

NOTE: If any of the above official holidays falls on Saturday or Sunday, it is customary for the following Monday to be an official day off. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine may also transfer Monday or Friday working days on a preceding or following Saturday if any of the above holidays fall on correspondingly Tuesday and Thursday.

Source: Ukrainian State Statistics Committee

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