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DIVING UKRAINE INTRODUCTION

COUNTRY INFORMATION


Official name

Ukraine


Capital

Kiev


Coordinates

49°00’ N, 32°00’ E


Location

Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe and shares borders with Romania and Moldova on the southwest, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland on the west, Belarus on the north and Russia on the east.


Area

Total area: 603 700 sq km
Land area: 603 700 sq km
Water area: 0 sq km


Land boundaries

4 566 km


Coastline

2 782 km


Administrative division

Ukraine is divided into 24 provinces, 1 autonomous republic and 2 municipalities.


Political system

Ukraine is a republic. President is the chief of state and is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Prime Minister is the head of government. Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) is unicameral and has 450 members.


Population

45 700 395


Ethnic groups

Ukrainian 78%, Russian 17%, Belarusian 1%, other (Moldovan, Crimean Tatar, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian, Polish, etc.) 4%


Religions

Ukrainian Orthodox – Kiev Patriarchate 50%, Ukrainian Orthodox – Moscow Patriarchate 26%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7%, Roman Catholic 2%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, other 4%