Ukraine

Introduction

Background

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Definitions and Notes

Geography

Location

Geographic coordinates

Map references

Area

comparison ranking: total 48

Area - comparative

almost four times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Texas:

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Major rivers (by length in km)

Major watersheds (area sq km)

Population distribution

Natural hazards

Geography - note

People and Society

Population

comparison rankings: total 43; female 42; male 44

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Ukrainian audio sample:

Religions

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

Median age

comparison ranking: total 25

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 24

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 228

Death rate

comparison ranking: 1

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 1

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas - population

Sex ratio

Mother's mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 138

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 141

Life expectancy at birth

comparison ranking: total population 173

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 224

Gross reproduction rate

Drinking water source

Health expenditure

Physician density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

comparison ranking: 61

Alcohol consumption per capita

comparison ranking: total 77

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 66

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

Education expenditure

comparison ranking: Education expenditure (% GDP) 33

Literacy

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Environment

Environmental issues

International environmental agreements

Climate

Land use

Urbanization

Carbon dioxide emissions

comparison ranking: total emissions 41

Particulate matter emissions

Waste and recycling

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Government

Country name

Government type

Capital

Administrative divisions

Legal system

Constitution

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Political parties

Diplomatic representation in the US

Diplomatic representation from the US

International organization participation

Independence

National holiday

Flag description

National symbol(s)

National color(s)

National anthem(s)

National heritage

Economy

Economic overview

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

comparison ranking: 46

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 119

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 119

GDP (official exchange rate)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

comparison ranking: 159

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

comparison rankings: services 83; industry 139; agriculture 91

GDP - composition, by end use

Agricultural products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

comparison ranking: 59

Labor force

comparison ranking: 34

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 147

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

comparison ranking: total 58

Population below poverty line

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

comparison ranking: 152

Average household expenditures

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Remittances

Budget

Public debt

comparison ranking: 79

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 73

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 185

Exports

comparison ranking: 66

Exports - partners

Exports - commodities

Imports

comparison ranking: 48

Imports - partners

Imports - commodities

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

comparison ranking: 47

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 11

Exchange rates

Energy

Electricity access

Electricity

comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 182; imports 57; exports 37; consumption 36; installed generating capacity 24

Electricity generation sources

Nuclear energy

Coal

Petroleum

Natural gas

Energy consumption per capita

comparison ranking: 85

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 59

Telephones - mobile cellular

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 36

Broadcast media

Internet country code

Internet users

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

comparison ranking: total 28

Transportation

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

comparison ranking: 35

Heliports

comparison ranking: 42

Railways

Merchant marine