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Ukraine - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Kiev   3,000,000  
Kharkiv   1,680,000  
Dniepropetrovsk   1,230,000  
Donetsk   1,149,000  
Odessa   1,122,000  
Lvov   852,000  



Total population (millions): 48
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 67%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: -0.7%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 603,700


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Ukrainians73
Russians22
Byelorussians1
Moldavians 0.5
Tartars 0.5
Other3


Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Kiev


GMT+2 in winter, GMT+3 in summer


Languages


Official language: Ukrainian
Most people can speak Russian.
Business language: Ukrainian, Russian and English.

Free translation tools in Ukrainia :
Ukrainian Dictionary
English-Ukrainian-French Dictionary

Ukrainian Linguistic Ressources on line
English-Ukrainian-English Dictionary



Religion


Religious practises : Orthodox 86%
Others 14%.


Political system


Ukraine proclaimed its independence on August 24, 1991. The independence was confirmed on December 1st, 1991 by a referendum which polled 90% of favorable votes. On June 28, 1996, the new Ukrainian Constitution was adopted.
The Parliament is unicameral: the Supreme Council (Verkhovna Rada) is composed of 450 members elected for 4 years.
Republican regime. The right to vote is obtained at 18 years old, and the suffrage is universal.
Capital City: Kiev
Head of State: President Viktor Loutchenko, (Our Ukraine Party)elected for a five-year term on December 26th of 2004.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Ukrainia 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 10517   12514   15629   14
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


-The big peninsula of Tauridequi: it is a small mountain of 150 km, edged in the South with the sea.
-Lalta, between sea and mountain, it is the favourite resorts of the Muscovites.
- Kiev: catacombs and walls, and the Saint Sophia Cathedral , built in 1039 on a Byzantine plan which counts 19 domes.

For more information about tourism in Ukrainia , check out the following web site(s) :
Informations portal on tourism in Ukraine


Food


Traditional dishes


Borshch: beetroots based traditional soup
Varenniki: bread stuffed with meat, cheese and fruits.
Holubtsi: stuffed cabbage
It is important to know that it is nearly impossible to find restaurants in Ukraine, which can offer a good value for money meals. It is, indeed, advised to go to upper class restaurants to taste the traditional Ukrainian food.
Crimea wines are excellent, and so is the Krasny Kamen (red wine).
Abrau and Miskhako: dry red wines.
Artyomov: Ukrainian Champagne, bottled in the East of Ukraine.

Food-related taboos


No specific culinary taboos in Ukraine.

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