Ukraine
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| National motto: | "none" | ||||
| National anthem: | Shche ne vmerla Ukraina | ||||
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| About the people | |||||
| Official languages: | Ukrainian | ||||
| Population: (# of people) | 
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| Capital city: | Kyiv | ||||
| Largest city: | Kyiv | ||||
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| Established: | From the Soviet Union (24 August 1991) | ||||
| Leaders: | President Viktor Yushchenko Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych | ||||
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| Currency: (Name of money) | Hryvnia (грн.) | ||||
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| Time zone: | +02:00 | ||||
| Telephone dialing code: | 380 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .UA | ||||
Ukraine (Україна [ukrajina]) is a country in Europe. Russia is East of Ukraine, Belarus is in the North, Poland and Slovakia are in the West, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and self-proclaimed Transnistria are to the South West and the Black Sea is to the South.
Ukraine is a republic. It is part of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The capital of Ukraine is Kiev (Киев by Russian [Kijef] or Київ - Kyiv [Kyjif] by Ukrainian).
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[edit] Official language
of Ukraine is Ukrainian (українська мова [ukrajin's'ka mova] by ukrainian), but ca. 30-50% used Russian in every day life.
[edit] Ukraine divided
into 24 oblasts, Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Автономна Республіка Крим [avtonomna respublika krym] by Ukrainian) and two cities with special status - Kyiv and Sevastopol in Crimea.
[edit] The largest cities of Ukraine
Kiev (the capital from 1934), Kharkiv (the capital of Soviet Ukraine in 1917-1934), Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odesa, Zaporizhia, Lviv (last one before 1939 - the polish territory).
[edit] Presidents of Ukraine:
Kravchuk Leonid Makarovych (1991-1994), Kuchma Leonid Danylovych (1994-2005), Yushchenko Victor Andriyovych (from 2005).
[edit] Modern History
In the Soviet epoch Ukraine was a Soviet Socialist Republic in Soviet Union. Independence day - 24 August 1991. President elections: 01 Dec. 1991, July 1994, Oct.-Nov. 1999, Oct.-Dec. 2004. Parliament elections: Mar. 1994, Mar. 1998, Mar. 2002, Mar. 2006. Constitution of Ukraine was adopted by Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) 28 Juny 1996 with changes 08 Dec. 2004.
[edit] Orange "Revolution"
The political festival in the time of president election in autumn-winter 2004 supported candidate Victor Yuschenko.
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