AREA ................................................
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603.700
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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47.732.079 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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79,1 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Kiev
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004 est.)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Hryvnia (UAH)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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6394 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,547 (75th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Black Sea 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Hora Hoverla 2061 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.ua
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+380
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