Location in EuropeCentral Eastern Europe

Links East & West

Borders withMoldovaRomaniaHungarySlovakiaPolandBelarusRussia

largest Europe-only country

Ancient History

First people since the Stone Age

Bronze Age: advanced Tripillian culture

First Slavonic tribes ca 1000 years BC

Kyiv founded in the V century

Kyiv Rus founded in the IX century

Christianity introduced in the year 988

Kyiv Princesses become queens ofFranceNorwayHungary

Cossacks

Zaporizhian Sich (XVI-XVII) military-political organization of the

free warriors – Cossacks

Introduced and enforced democracy republican rule unitary system

Liberating movement (middle XVII) lead by Bohdan Khmelnytsky

First Constitution in 1710 written by Pylyp Orlyk

Independence

01.12.1991 90% of Ukrainians voted for Independence

Ukraine willingly got rid of its 3rd in the world nuclear potential

Constitution adopted in 1996

Elections-2004 were peaceful and democratic, though hard-line and uncompromising

Map of Ukraine

95% flat

Mountains: Carpathian in the West Crimean in the South

Administrative division: 24 regions (oblasts) AR of Crimea Kyiv (the capital) Sevastopol (naval base)

Wildlife

19 million hectares of natural vegetation

30 000 plant species

45 000 animal species

11 national nature parks

4 biosphere preservation areas

16 nature reserves

Dendrological parks

Askania-NovaOleksandriaSofiyivka

Climate

Winter temperatures

-8°-12° C (17.6° F to 3° F)In the South: ~0° C (32° F)

Summer temperatures

18°-25° C (64,4° F to 77° F)In the South: up to +35° C (+95° F),with sea breezes softening the heat

Photo by S. TarasovPhoto by S. Tarasov

Population of Ukraine

48.457 million people

5th largest in Europe

21st in the world

over 130 nationalities

Highly educated Russians17%

Others5%

Ukrainians78%

State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, All-Ukrainian population census-2001

Ukrainians

Hospitable

Optimistic

Joyous

Hard-working

Serhiy BubkaTriple World Sportsmanof the Year6-time world championEuropean ChampionOlympic Championthe “Vaulting Czar”

Volodymyr KlitschkoProfessional boxerWBC Intercontinental ChampionWBA Intercontinental ChampionEuropean ChampionWBO World Champion

Three Branches of State Power

Cabinet of Ministers

Verkhovna Rada The President

JudicialExecutiveLegislative

Constitutional Court

Courts of GeneralJurisdiction

Superior Justice Council

Legislative Power - Verkhovna Rada

Speaker

2 Vice-Speakers

Secretariat

Committees

Mixed majority-proportional electionsTotal of 450 deputies

225 from majority-based districts 225 based on political parties lists

4% barrier for political parties

226 votes to pass the law300 votes to change the Constitution300 votes to force the vetoed law

Elections 2006 Proportional system only 3% barrier for political parties

Executive Power

President

Prime-minister

Ministers and Ministries

State Committees

The President appoints the Prime MinisterVerkhovna Rada consents with 226 votesPrime Minister proposes MinistersPresident approves Ministers

The President controls the Prime MinisterPrime Minister reports to the parliament

Cabinet of Ministers: Issues decrees and regulations Proposes and executes state budget

Judicial Power

Constitutional Court

Superior Justice Council

Courts of GeneralJurisdiction

Interprets the Constitution of UkraineValidates the laws against the Constitution

the Supreme Court of Ukrainehighest specialized courtsthe Cassation Court of Ukrainethe Appellate Court of Ukrainelocal courts

Proposes judges for appointment or dismissalControls the formation of corps of judgesExamines cases involving unjust judging

Transportation for Business

Ukrainian railways network

4 of 10 European transport corridors run through Ukraine

Dense network of

273 700 km of highways

22 510 km of railways

4 500 km of water ways

42 900 km of pipelines

250 000 km of air routes

Economics Structure

% of GDP

31%

13%3%

53%

Industry Agriculture Construction Services

Osteuropa Institut paper No. 243, 15.10.2002; analysis of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Natural resources

25% of the world black topsoil

5% of the world mineral resourcesiron and manganese oresnickel, chromites, titanium, mercurycomplex ores

Non-mineral resourceslargest in the world mineral wax & brimstonegreatest in Europe graphite deposits

Perspectives formetallurgic and chemical industriesceramicsconstruction materials

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UAH/EUR UAH/USD

Introduced 1996, stable ever sinceLetter code is UAH, numerical code 980, abbreviated as “грн”

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Export dynamics

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Credit Ratings

Standards & Poor’sB+/Stable

Fitch BB-/Stable

Moody’sB1/Stable

Kyiv, the Capital

Also known as Center of Slavic culture the Mother of all Rus cities the Majestic the City of Gardens

Founded over 1.5 millennia ago

Looks both ancient & young

Come to see UNESCO World Heritage sites Millennia-old monasteries Medieval fortifications

Saint Volodymyr CathedralPhoto by S. Tarasov

Carpathian Mountains

Dragobrat skiing resort Snow from November till May 1300 meters above sea level

Other resorts Rakhiv Mukachevo Svalyava Yaremcha

For rafting, follow the rivers of Prut Bilyi Cheremosh Chornyi Cheremosh

Crimean Beaches

Famous resorts

Yalta

Alushta

Gurzuf

Foros

Yevpatoria

Two seas

Black Sea

the Sea of Azov

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