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BASIC FACTS
Capital
Kiev
Area size
579350 sq. km
Area comparison
Slightly larger than France
PEOPLE
Language
Ukrainian is the official language. Russian is also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide 2005/2006
Population
2006 46.0 million
U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Population Division (2004)
2005 46.5 million
U.N. DESA (2004)
2004 47.0 million
U.N. DESA (2004)
2003 47.5 million
U.N. DESA (2004)
2002 48.0 million
U.N. DESA (2004)
2001 48.6 million
U.N. DESA (2004)
2000 No data available
million
Future population estimates
26.4 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2004)
Ethnic groups
Ukrainian 73 percent, Russian 22 percent. There are also Belarusian, Moldovan, Polish and
other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide 2005/2006
Religion
Mainly Ukrainian 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</< td>
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
84 (2002-2003)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Percentage of population under 15
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
USEFUL INFORMATION
Time zone
Standard Time GMT +2, Summer Time GMT +3
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.
Currency
Hryvnia
Telephone dialling code
(+) 380
Driving (left/right)
Right
STANDARD OF LIVING
Average life expectancy
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
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
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
2005 13 per 1,000 live
births
U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children
2007</< td>
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
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
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
35 per 100,000 live births (2000)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
Human development index (HDI rank)
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)
1996-2005 1 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007</< td>
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
2001-2003 average
3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002 average
3 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001 average
4 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000 average
5 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
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
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
2005 258 per 1,000 people
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2006
2004 258 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2003 234 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2002 226 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2001 220 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2000 212 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
Cellular telephone subscribers
2005
370 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2004
292 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2003
137 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2002
77 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2001
46 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2000
17 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
Internet users
2005
98 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2004
80 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2003
53 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2002
19 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2001
12 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2000
7 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 145=most corrupt)
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
ECONOMY & AID
Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
1990-2004 No data available percent
1990-2002 No data available percent
1990-2001 2.9 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
GNI per capita, Atlas method
2005
1520 current US$
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2004
1270 current US$
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2003
980 current US$
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2002
790 current US$
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2001
730 current US$
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2000
700 current US$
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
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
2005
81.7 current US$ billions
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2004
64.9 current US$ billions
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2003
50.1 current US$ billions
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2002
42.4 current US$ billions
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2001
38.0 current US$ billions
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2000
31.3 current US$ billions
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
Annual GDP growth
2005
2.6 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2004
12.1 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2003
9.4 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2002
5.2 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2001
9.2 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2000
5.9 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
Annual inflation
2005
18.2 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2004
15.2 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2003
8.2 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2002
5.1 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2001
10.0 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2000
23.1 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.7 (2003)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
23.2 (2003)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
HEALTH
Physicians
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)
2005 1.4 percent
U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006
2003
1.3 percent
UNAIDS 2006
Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO
TB cases
2004
101 per 100,000 people
WHO 2006
2003
98 per 100,000 people
WHO 2006
2002
96 per 100,000 people
WHO 2006
2001
91 per 100,000 people
WHO 2006
2000
84 per 100,000 people
WHO 2006
CONFLICT & MIGRATION
Number of refugees originating here
2005 84213 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2004 89579
UNHCR
2003 94148
UNHCR
2002 85265
UNHCR
2001 26716
UNHCR
2000 19312
UNHCR
Number of refugees residing here
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
Landmine casualties per year
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
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
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
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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