 | | | Capital | Kiev (Kyyiv) | | Total Area | 233,089.87 sq mi 603,700.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas) | | Population | 48,760,474 (July 2001 est.) | | Estimated Population in 2050 | 37,726,401 | | Languages | Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian | | Literacy | 98.0% total, 100.0% male, 97% female (1989 est.) | | Religions | Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish | | Life Expectancy | 60.62 male, 71.96 female (2001 est.) | | Government Type | republic | | Currency | 1 hryvna = 100 kopiykas | | GDP (per capita) | $3,850 (2000 est.) | | Industry | coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food-processing (especially sugar) | | Agriculture | grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk | | Arable Land | 58% | | Natural Resources | iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land | |