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Official Name: Ukraine Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia. Capital: Kiev (Kyyiv)
Highest point: Hora Hoverla 2,061 m. |
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Population: 46,299,862 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Ukrainian(s) Ethnic groups: Ukrainian 73%, Russian 22%, Jewish 1%, other 4%. Religions: Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish. Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian |
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 Temperate continental. Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast. Precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in the west and the north, lesser in the east and southeast. Winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland. Summers are warm across the greater part of the country and hot in the south. |
 Government type: Republic. Independence: 24 August 1991 (from Soviet Union). National holiday: Independence Day, 24 August (1991). |
