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Ukraine short overview
Geography:	Strategic position on the crossroads from Europe to Asia; second-largest country in Europe
Area:	603.700 sq/km
Population:	46,35 Million
Climate:	Temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
Language:	Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%; Speaking minorities: Romanian, Polish and Hungarian
Resources:	Iron, ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land
Agriculture:	Grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk
Industries:	Coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing (especially sugar)
GDP:	2008 Est. - 6,4%
FDI:	2008 Est. - 2,28 Bln. Euro

Sources: CIA World Fact book, World Bank Data, IMF, State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, estimations Ministry of Economic of Ukraine

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