Country: Ukraine



Population: 45,871,738
Capital: Kyiv
Currency: Hryvna and Karbovanet (UAH, UAK )
Top level domain: .ua
Int. Phone access: 380
ISO2 code: UA
ISO3 code: UKR
IOC code: UKR


Ukraine



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Ukraine

Languages:
Ukrainian (official), Russian

Religions:
Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Protestant 2.2%, Jewish 0.6%, other 3.2% (2006 est.)

United Nations member since: 1945-10-24

Olympic achievements

Olympic Summer Games: 4 times.   Medals: gold  28   silver  22   bronse   46
Olympic Winter Games: 5 times.   Medals: gold  1   silver  1   bronse   3

Provinces / Regions


Cherkas`ka Oblast`, Chernihivs`ka Oblast`, Chernivets`ka Oblast`, Dnipropetrovs`ka Oblast`, Donets`ka Oblast`, Ivano-Frankivs`ka Oblast`, Kharkivs`ka Oblast`, Khersons`ka Oblast`, Khmel`nyts`ka Oblast`, Kirovohrads`ka Oblast`, Krym, Kyyiv, Kyyivs`ka Oblast`, Luhans`ka Oblast`, L`vivs`ka Oblast`, Mykolayivs`ka Oblast`, Odes`ka Oblast`, Poltavs`ka Oblast`, Rivnens`ka Oblast`, Sevastopol`, Sums`ka Oblast`, Ternopil`s`ka Oblast`, Vinnyts`ka Oblast`, Volyns`ka Oblast`, Zakarpats`ka Oblast`, Zaporiz`ka Oblast`, Zhytomyrs`ka Oblast`,

Major Cities


Kyiv, Harkova [Harkiv], Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odesa, Zaporizzja, Lviv, Kryvyi Rig, Mykolajiv, Mariupol, Lugansk, Vinnytsja, Makijivka, Herson, Sevastopol, Simferopol, Pultava [Poltava], Tšernigiv, Tšerkasy, Gorlivka, Zytomyr, Sumy, Dniprodzerzynsk, Kirovograd, Hmelnytskyi, Tšernivtsi, Rivne, Krementšuk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Lutsk, Bila Tserkva, Kramatorsk, Melitopol, Kertš, Nikopol, Berdjansk, Pavlograd, Sjeverodonetsk, Slovjansk, Uzgorod, Altševsk, Lysytšansk, Jevpatorija, Kamjanets-Podilskyi, Jenakijeve, Krasnyi Lutš, Stahanov, Oleksandrija, Konotop, Kostjantynivka, Berdytšiv, Izmajil, Šostka, Uman, Brovary, Mukatševe,