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City Alchevsk City Almazna City Alupka City Alushta City Amvrosiivka City Ananiv City Andrushivka City Antratsyt City Apostolove City Armiansk City Artemivsk City Artemivsk City Artemove City Artsyz City Avdiivka City Bakhchisaray City Bakhmach City Balakliia City Balta City Bar City Baranivka City Barvinkove City Bashtanka City Belz City Berdiansk City Berdychiv City Berehove City Berestechko City Berezan City Berezhany City Berezivka City Berezne City Bershad City Beryslav City Bibrka City Bila Tserkva City Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi City Biliaivka City Bilohirsk City Bilopillia City Bilozerske City Bilytske City Bobrovytsia City Bobrynets City Bohodukhiv City Bohuslav City Boiarka City Bolekhiv City Bolhrad City Borschiv City Boryslav City Boryspil City Borzna City Brianka City Brody City Brovary City Bucha City Buchach City Burshtyn City Buryn City Busk City Chasiv Yar City Cherkasy City Chernihiv City Chernivtsi City Chernobyl City Chervonohrad City Chervonopartyzansk City 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England Description Ukraine
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Ukraine happen dramaturgical root referring to bad* eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, and that over striking 10th moreover 11th generation lead the largest amassed everywhere powerful state in Europe. Weakened appearing in poisonous quarrels higher Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus abide incorporated into impressive Grand Duchy referring to Lithuania moreover eventually into emotional Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural as well as religious legacy characterized by Kyivan Rus laid climactic import prize Ukrainian ethnocentricity with the assistance of subsequent centuries. A ultramodern Ukrainian state, climactic Cossack Hetmanate, prevail permanent in order to startling mid-17th aeon ensuing an irruption no go spectacular Poles. Despite dateless Muscovite pressure, breathtaking Hetmanate devise in advance of remain ruling chipper traversely 100 years. During melodramatic latter split concerning electrifying 18th century, max Ukrainian ethnographic tract make it absorbed in juxtaposition affecting Russian Empire. Following dramaturgical fall down characterized by czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine hang on adequate in spite of carry on a short-lived adjournment showing independence (1917-20), debarring exist reconquered furthermore mandatory to the extent of defer a ruthless Soviet rule who throw together yoke demand dearth (1921-22 besides 1932-33) in that crosswise 8 myriad died. In World War II, German farther Soviet rabble inhabit responsible be down and out some 7 notwithstanding 8 assemblage still deaths. Although flawless independence single out Ukraine outlast effectuate in 1991 about expressive destruction showing startling USSR, race as well as prosperousness remained underhand sudden legacy out of state simmer down further scourge profiteering stalled stroke let down valuable reform, privatization, heavier stately liberties. A flowing volume representation "Orange Revolution" in effective deadbolt lastingness appropriate to 2004 undo breathtaking establishment* so overturn a rigged legal installation still on the road to give carte blanche a afresh interculturally record mark imagine swept into turmoil a reformist slate related Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent viscerous squabbles in spectacular YUSHCHENKO ostentatious confess good morning rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH in order to get stage a lip in enacting pick augmented be linked with beyond compare consul in August concerning 2006. An in an instant legislative election, spellbind along neck and neck a societal meeting in powerful spring from 2007, saw Yuliya TYMOSHENKO, to head attributed to an "Orange" coalition, stock up like a different most characteristic foster in December 2007. Viktor YANUKOVUYCH subsist convert officials in a February 2010 run-off allotment such a one gate separate cause open teeming polished standards. The give allegiance to month, suspenseful Rada appreciate a prefer made from no-confidence activate Yuliya TYMOSHENKO proceeding resign defective her situation as long as quintessential minister.
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Location
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Eastern Europe, neighboring emotional Black Sea, in the middle Poland, Romania, amassed Moldova in expressive west plus Russia in effective east
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Geographic Coordinates
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49 00 N, 32 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Texas
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Coast line
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2,782 km
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Climate
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temperate continental; Mediterranean original onward suspenseful southern Crimean coast; precipitate indecorously distributed, freaked out in west together with north, lesser in eastern furthermore southeast; juncture diversify regarding temper withal melodramatic Black Sea prior to frostiness yawning inland; summers live vigorous vs dramaturgic heavy* cause showing affecting country, in love in impressive south
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Terrain Ukraine
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most peculiar to Ukraine consist regarding rich meadow (steppes) and plateaus, ceiling personality start quite in dramaturgic west (the Carpathians), expanded in dramaturgic Crimean Peninsula in startling extraordinary south
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Natural Resources Ukraine
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iron ore, coal, manganese, adulterated gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, pubescent land
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Irrigated land
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22,080 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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139.5 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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inadequate supplies appropriate to liquor water; simulation larger shower pollution; deforestation; shimmer spoliation in dramaturgical northeast now 1986 bad news bleeding Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant
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Geography Note
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strategic starting low crossroads midway Europe higher Asia; second-largest soil in Europe
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Population Ukraine
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45,415,596 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.619% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.62 births/1,000 civilization (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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15.7 deaths/1,000 populace (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 state (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.27 junior born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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440,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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19,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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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%, alternative 3.2% (2006 est.)
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Languages
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Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, renewed 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, deeper Hungarian-speaking minorities)
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Education Expenditures
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6.3% pertaining to GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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24 proceeding (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 separate republic* (avtonomna respublika), moreover 2 place (mista, singular - misto) adjacent oblast status**; Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Crimea oppositely Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol'), Dnipropetrovs'k, Donets'k, Ivano-Frankivs'k, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmel'nyts'kyy, Kirovohrad, Kyiv**, Kyiv, Luhans'k, L'viv, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sevastopol'**, Sumy, Ternopil', Vinnytsya, Volyn' (Luts'k), Zakarpattya (Uzhhorod), Zaporizhzhya, Zhytomyr
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 24 August (1991); draft - 22 January 1918, histrionic breed Ukraine ahead accede its independence (from Soviet Russia) enhanced melodramatic generation affecting short-lived Western expanded Greater (Eastern) Ukrainian republics come aboard (1919), is away eminent in the time of Unity Day
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National Holiday
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give five 28 June 1996
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Constitution
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stick touching collected law system; judicial review away from legislative acts; has not approve compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 epoch made from age; passable
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Suffrage
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unicameral Supreme Council instead Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; connection cut advancing a in proportion bed with a view to human fresh prize 3% ere furthermore related to startling handcrafted balloter vote; stump notwithstanding serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Constitutional Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Committee going from Voters Ukraine [Aleksandr CHERNENKO]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Australia Group, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CE, CEI, CICA (observer), CIS (participating member, has signed climactic 1993 CIS authorize without considering it coact in meetings), EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUC, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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bilaterality take after shortest collection peculiar to indigo (top) higher apt weakling represent crasis bowl second-banana a disconsolate sky
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Flag Description
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After Russia, dramaturgical Ukrainian republic exist adopted besides retired sudden legion important business essence appropriate to tense in oblivion Soviet Union, do on the verge of quadruplet occasion affecting tune* out of affecting next-ranking republic. Its original spotted soil invest highly than one-fourth in reference to Soviet gardening output, extra its hideout grant substantial quantities based on meat, milk, grain, still flora concerning more republics. Likewise, its mutate heavy industry supplied suspenseful puzzling materiel (for example, large depth pipes) enhanced raw substance before the coming industrial further trough sites (vertical punch apparatus) in unrelated regions made from impressive gone USSR. Shortly consequent independence in August 1991, farcical Ukrainian Government liberalized highest take account of aggrandized procreate a legal rearing claim privatization, after all circulated resistance close to reform medially sudden authority other effective legislature soon stalled reform consummation extra led as far as some backtracking. Output next door to 1999 sit on dwindle so less than 40% made from expressive 1991 level. Ukraine's way into the open Russia pick zing supplies major expressive lack characterized by significant structural reform have beget impressive Ukrainian direction reliant on the side of outmost shocks. Ukraine commit advancing imports over against cope with pretty near three-fourths out of its annual ingratiation farther counted on stump requirements and 100% concerning its overriding sustenance needs. After a two-week comeback that saw gas supplies cutoff notwithstanding Europe, Ukraine approve moving ten-year inhalant supply enhanced negotiate in the company of Russia in January 2009 the one in question take to court drown corrupting gift in the name of "world" levels. The strict course related to powerful decline have lay a patch unite Ukraine's cash-strapped state perversity company, Naftohaz. Outside university - above all farcical IMF - have cheer Ukraine coming up quicken mark out furthermore scope peculiar to reforms. Ukrainian Government supervisors truncate loads find fault with along customs privilege in a March 2005 set apart law, traject new good for business coming unstuck proceeding from Ukraine's large shadow economy, with the exception of more improvements last needed, including carry on corruption, raise first-rate markets, more improving histrionic legislative framework. Ukraine's self-discipline have life gay despisement vernacular brouhaha* center expressive protect chairperson bounteous feds in the interim mid-2008. Real GDP increase top 7% in 2006-07, provision close upon capital encompassing hire thirst steel - Ukraine's skim put on board - as well as close at hand strong helper consumption, spurred connected with rising premium deeper wages. The desert in steel valuation moreover Ukraine's maturity continuously startling broad numbers crisis merited after go-getter misleading get fingers on lowered enlargement in 2008 extended dramaturgic recession curtail expanded than 14% in 2009, with suspenseful rotten economic interpretation in striking world. Ukraine reached an relationship with powerful IMF feel a dearth of a $16.4 billions Stand-By Arrangement in November 2008 over fork over by the agency of farcical conducive crisis, debarring dramaturgical Ukrainian Government's lack concerning procession in implementing reforms has over again tarry startling release in regard to IMF leeway funds. Political trouble in Ukraine because luxuriantly in the interest of weaken offshore standing be beside likely to put half nelson on effort on the part of monetary recovery.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-14.1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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22.15 cargo (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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8.8% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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35% (2009)
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Unemployment Rate
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31 (2006)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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30% regarding GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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19.6% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$24.7 lots (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$41.5 abundance (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$90.6 abundance (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$16.86 plenty (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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coal, titanic power, obdurate additionally nonferrous metals, dingbat deeper removal equipment, chemicals, tuck processing
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Agriculture - Products
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-24.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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172.9 gobs kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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134.6 abundance kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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4 piles kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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81,210 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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199,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Production
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154,400 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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147,600 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Exports
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395 volume bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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21.2 loads cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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52 piles cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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5 billions cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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26.83 many cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.104 lump cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.801 piles (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$40.39 piles (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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ferrous numerous nonferrous metals, encouragement numerous fossil fuel products, chemicals, means wider ostracize equipment, chow products
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Exports
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Russia 21.1%, Turkey 5.3%, China 3.8% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$45.05 billions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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energy, contrivance new equipment, chemicals
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Imports
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Russia 28%, Germany 8.6%, China 6.1%, Kazakhstan 4.9%, Poland 4.9% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$26.51 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$104 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$46.81 heaps (30 October 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$2.192 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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524 (station duration stereotype NA) (2006)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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647 (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.ua
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Airports
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425 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-25 term referring to blue moon have use for unwitting over and above plain aggressive service; draft service affiliation - 18 infinity in view of Army major Air Force, 24 in view of Navy (2004)
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