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Ukraine

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Capital:	Kiev
Area size (Land only):	579350 sq. km Slightly larger than France
Time zone:	Standard Time GMT +2, Summer Time GMT +3
Currency:	Hryvnia
Area code:	(+) 380
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Temperate continental. Mediterranean climate along the southern Crimean coast. Winters are moderate along the Black Sea and become more severe farther inland. Summers are warm across most of the country and hot in the south.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Ukrainian is the official language. Russian is also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	45.7 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	46.7 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	46.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	46.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	47.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	47.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	48.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	48.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	48.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
35.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Ukrainian 73 percent, Russian 22 percent. There are also Belarusian, Moldovan, Polish and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Mainly Christian Orthodox. There are also Catholic, Protestant and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	68.2 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	68.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	67.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	67.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	67.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	67.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	67.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	67.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1919
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
89 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	14.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	15.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	16 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	16.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	17.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	17.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	67.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	66.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	66.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	69.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	69.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	68.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	62.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	60.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	60.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	64.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	64.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	62.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	73.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	72.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	74.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	74.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	73.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	20 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	20 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	13 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	14 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	15 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	16 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	17 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	17 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	24 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	24 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	17 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	18 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	20 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	20 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	20 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	21 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	18 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	35 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	76	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	77	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	78	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	70	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	80	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	1 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	1 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	1 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	1 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	3 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	97 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	96 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	93 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	96 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	99.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	287 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	278 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	265 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	249 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	257 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	233 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	226 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	220 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	213 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1211 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1193 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	1051 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	640 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	291 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	136 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	77 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	46 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	226 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	216 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	196 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	172 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	106 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	53 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	19 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	12 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	134 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	118 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	99 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	107 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	122 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	106 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	Not ranked
2001	83	Transparency International
2000	87 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	2560 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	1950 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	1540 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	1270 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	980 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	790 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	730 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	700 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	141.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	107.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	86.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	64.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	50.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	42.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	38.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	31.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	7.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	2.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	12.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	9.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	5.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	9.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	5.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	21.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	14.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	24.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	15.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	8.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	5.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	9.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	23.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
23.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	295 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	295 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	299 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	299 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	1.6 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	1.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	1.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	1.3 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	1.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	102 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	102 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	102 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	97 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	97 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	95 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	91 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	84 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2008	28424	UNHCR
2007	25985	UNHCR
2006	63723	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	84213	UNHCR
2004	89579	UNHCR
2003	94148	UNHCR
2002	85265	UNHCR
2001	26716	UNHCR
2000	19312	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	2201	UNHCR
2007	2277	UNHCR
2006	2275	UNHCR
2005	2346	UNHCR
2004	2459	UNHCR
2003	2877	UNHCR
2002	2966	UNHCR
2001	2983	UNHCR
2000	2951	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	14	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	10	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	20	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1999 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	2.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	2.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	3.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	6.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	4.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	5.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	3.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	3.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	3.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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