Capital:
Kyiv (Kiev)
Population:
45,994,287
Languages:
Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities)
Religion:
Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Protestant 2.2%, Jewish 0.6%, other 3.2%
Life Expectancy:
68.06 years
GDP per-capita:
$6,900
Of Interest:
Ukraine is the second-largest country in Europe. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine inherited a 780,000 man military force on its territory; equipped with the third-largest nuclear weapon arsenal in the world. The tradition of the Easter egg, known as pysanky, has long roots in Ukraine
Location:
Located in a strategic position at the crossroads between Eastern Europe and Asia, Ukraine borders the Black Sea to the south; located between Poland and Russia