Country code: UA
Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea,
between Poland and Russia
Area: total: 603,700 sq km (water: 0 sq km; land:
603,700 sq km)
Population: 48,055,439 (July 2003 est.)
Capital: Kiev
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish,
Hungarian
Currency: hryvnia
Religions: Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate,
Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous
Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish
Industries: coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous
metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing
Agriculture - products: grain, sugar beets, sunflower
seeds, vegetables, beef, milk
Exports - commodities: ferrous and nonferrous metals,
fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport
equipment, food products
Imports - commodities: energy, machinery and equipment,
chemicals