COUNTRY FACTS

 

Population:           

 49,153,027  (2000)

 

Location:            

Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia

 

Area:

603,700 sq km

 

Language:           

Ukrainian (official), Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian 

 

Literacy:            

98% (by definition, total population age 15 or older)

 

Compulsory Education:            

Age 15

 

Currency:            

Hryvna

 

Source:  UNESCO IBE Database and World Fact Book, CIA

This country profile was developed by WES with funding from the Government of Ontario.

Revised: 05/06/2004
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