Ukraine

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Urkraine flagFast Facts

  • Slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Texas
  • Second largest nation in Europe
  • Part of the Russian empire beginning in the late 1700s
  • “Bread basket” of the former USSR
  • Home to the 1986 Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant accident

Language: Officially Ukrainian, Russian widely used
Population: 45,700,395
Capital: Kyiv (Kiev)
Currency: Hryvnia
Religion: Long suppressed by Communism, now experiencing a revival, predominantly (83%) Ukrainian Orthodox
Ethnic groups: Mostly Ukrainian (78%) and Russian (17%)

Prosperity has eluded Ukraine since gaining its independence from Russia in 1991. Corruption and stalled market reforms continue to suppress the economy and likely contribute to the large number of orphans in Ukraine.

Information taken from the CIA World Fact Book and the Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago.

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