Ukraine Facts

Compiled by Mark Thomas

Size - It is a little smaller than Texas or 233,074sq mi

Biggest city - Kiev

Capital - Kiev

Ukraine has been a country since 1991

Population - 46,372,700

Ethnic groups - ukrainians77.8%, Russians 17.3%, Belarusians 0.6%, Moldovans 0.5%, Crimean Tatars 0.5%, and many others

Biggest church is the Ukrainian Orthodox church

The president is Viktor Yushchenko

The prime minister is Yulia Tymoshenko

Ukraines GDP is $399.866 billion estimate