UKRAINE - SOME BASIC FACTS

 

UKRAINE

One of EU-27 associated countries

Briefly about the country:

·       Size:                  603.548 sq.km

·       Population:      44 mio

·       Expats

abroad:             4,6 mio

·       EU-expats:        ???   from EU-27 countries

·       Language:         Ukrainian  - a Slavic language         

·       National

hymn:                Ukraina’s Freedom

·       Capital:             Kiew – 2,9 mio

·       Currency:         Ukrainian hryvnia

·       GNP/cap..:        € 11.633

·       In EU:               Not a member

·       In NATO:         Not a member

·       Borders:            6.993 km  ( 5.638 km land borders with Belarus,

                           Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia

                           and Poland + 1.355 km sea border the Azov Sea and

                           the Black Sea ).

·       President:          Volodymyr Zelensky  -  since 2019

·       Parliament:       450 members  ( Verkhovna Rada )

·       Governm.:         Denys Shmyhal – prime minister – since 2020

·       Media in

English:             Kyiv Post  -  www.kyivpost.com

Kyiv Independent  -  The Kyiv Independent - News from Ukraine, Eastern Europe

INTERNEWS UKRAINE  -  About us (ukraineworld.org)

 

Read more about the country here:   Ukraine - Wikipedia

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

2nd edition

            March 23, 2022

niels4europe@gmail.com