Statistical information Ukraine 1992
Ukraine in the World
Ukraine - Introduction 1992
top of pageBackground: Richly endowed in natural resources Ukraine has been fought over and subjugated for centuries; its 20th-century struggle for liberty is not yet complete. A short-lived independence from Russia (1917-1920) was followed by brutal Soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died and World War II in which German and Soviet armies were responsible for some 7 million more deaths. Although independence was attained in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR true freedom remains elusive as many of the former Soviet elite remain entrenched stalling efforts at economic reform privatization and civic liberties.
Ukraine - Geography 1992
top of pageLocation
Geographic coordinates
Map reference
Area
Total: 603,700 km²
Land: 603,700 km²
Comparative: slightly smaller than Texas
Land boundaries:
4,558 km total; Belarus 891 km, Czechoslovakia 90 km,
Hungary 103 km, Moldova 939 km, Poland 428 km, Romania (southwest) 169 km,
Romania (west) 362 km, Russia 1,576 km
Hungary 103 km, Moldova 939 km, Poland 428 km, Romania (southwest) 169 km,
Romania (west) 362 km, Russia 1,576 km
Coastline: 2,782 km
Maritime claims
Contiguous zone: NA nm
Continental shelf: NA meter depth
Exclusive fishing zone: NA nm
Exclusive economic zone: NA nm
Territorial sea: NA nm
Disputes:
potential border disputes with Moldova and Romania in northern
Bukovina and southern Odessa oblast
Bukovina and southern Odessa oblast
Climate:
temperate continental; subtropical only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; 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
Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
Terrain: most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (steppes) and plateaux, mountains being found only in the west (the Carpathians), and in the Crimean peninsula in the extreme south
Elevation
Natural resources: iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulphur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber
Land use
Land use:
56% arable land; 2% permanent crops; 12% meadows and pastures;
NA% forest and woodland; 30% other; includes 3% irrigated
NA% forest and woodland; 30% other; includes 3% irrigated
Irrigated land
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
Ukraine - People 1992
top of pagePopulation: 51,940,426 (July 1992), growth rate 0.2% (1992)
Nationality: noun - Ukrainian(s; adjective - Ukrainian
Ethnic groups: Ukrainian 73%, Russian 22%, Jewish 1%, other 4%
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish
Religions:
Ukrainian Autonomous Orthodox, Ukrainian Autocephalous
Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish
Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate: 14 births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: 12 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: 1 migrant/1000 population (1992)
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues: air and water pollution, deforestation, radiation contamination around Chernobyl nuclear plant
Current issues note: strategic position at the crossroads between Europe and Asia; second largest country in Europe
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
Mothers mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate: 22 deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 65 years male, 75 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 2.0 children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Hiv/Aids
Major infectious diseases
Obesity adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Education expenditures
Literacy: NA%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Ukraine - Government 1992
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: none
Government type: republic
Capital: Kiev (Kyyiv)
Administrative divisions:
24 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast') and 1 autonomous republic* (avtomnaya respublika); Chernigov, Cherkassy,
Chernovtsy, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Ivano-Frankovsk, Khar'kov, Kherson,
Khmel'nitskiy, Kiev, Kirovograd, Krym (Simferopol')*, Lugansk, L'vov,
Nikolayev, Odessa, Poltava, Rovno, Sumy, Ternopol', Vinnitsa, Volyn' (Lutsk), Zakarpat (Uzhgorod), Zaporozh'ye, Zhitomir; note - an oblast usually has the same name as its administrative center (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Chernovtsy, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Ivano-Frankovsk, Khar'kov, Kherson,
Khmel'nitskiy, Kiev, Kirovograd, Krym (Simferopol')*, Lugansk, L'vov,
Nikolayev, Odessa, Poltava, Rovno, Sumy, Ternopol', Vinnitsa, Volyn' (Lutsk), Zakarpat (Uzhgorod), Zaporozh'ye, Zhitomir; note - an oblast usually has the same name as its administrative center (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Dependent areas
Independence: 24 August 1991; 1 December 1991 de facto from USSR; note - formerly the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union
National holiday: Independence Day, 24 August (1991)
Constitution: currently being drafted
Legal system: based on civil law system; no judicial review of legislative acts
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage: universal at age 18
President: last held 1 December 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results - Leonid KRAVCHUK 61.59%, Vyacheslav CHERNOVIL 23.27%, Levko LUKYANENKO 4.49%, Volodymyr GRINEV 4.17%, Iher YUKHNOVSKY 1.74%, Leopold TABURYANSKIY 0.57%
Supreme Council: last held 4 March 1990 (next scheduled for 1995, may be held earlier in late 1992 or 1993); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (NA total) number of seats by party NA
Communists:
Communist Party of Ukraine was banned by decree of the
Supreme Council on 30 August 1991
Supreme Council on 30 August 1991
Executive branch: president, prime minister
Legislative branch: unicameral Supreme Council
Judicial branch: being organized
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation:
CIS, CSCE, CE, ECE, IAEA, IMF, INMARSAT, IOC, ITU, NACC, PCA,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Oleh H. BILORUS; Embassy at 1828 L
Street, NW, Suite 711, Washington, DC 20,036; telephone (202) 296-6,960
Street, NW, Suite 711, Washington, DC 20,036; telephone (202) 296-6,960
US:
Ambassador Roman POPADIUK; Embassy at ;10 Vul. Yuriy Kotsubinskoho,
Kiev (mailing address is APO AE 9,862); telephone (044) 244-7,349; FAX (044) 244-7,350
Kiev (mailing address is APO AE 9,862); telephone (044) 244-7,349; FAX (044) 244-7,350
Diplomatic representation
Flag description: two horizontal bars of equal size: azure (sky blue) top half, golden yellow bottom half (represents grainfields under a blue sky)
National symbols
National anthem
National heritage
Ukraine - Economy 1992
top of pageEconomy overview:
Because of its size, geographic location, Slavic population, and rich resources, the loss of Ukraine was the final and most bitter blow to the Soviet leaders wishing to preserve some semblance of the old political, military, and economic power of the USSR. After Russia, the
Ukrainian republic was far and away the most important economic component of the former Soviet Union producing more than three times the output of the next-ranking republic. Its fertile black soil generated more than one fourth of Soviet agricultural output, and its farms provided substantial quantities of meat, milk, grain and vegetables to other republics. Likewise, its well-developed and diversified heavy industry supplied equipment and raw materials to industrial and mining sites in other regions of the USSR. In early 1992 the continued wholesale disruption of economic ties and the lack of an institutional structure necessary to formulate and implement economic reforms preclude a near-term recovery of output.
Ukrainian republic was far and away the most important economic component of the former Soviet Union producing more than three times the output of the next-ranking republic. Its fertile black soil generated more than one fourth of Soviet agricultural output, and its farms provided substantial quantities of meat, milk, grain and vegetables to other republics. Likewise, its well-developed and diversified heavy industry supplied equipment and raw materials to industrial and mining sites in other regions of the USSR. In early 1992 the continued wholesale disruption of economic ties and the lack of an institutional structure necessary to formulate and implement economic reforms preclude a near-term recovery of output.
GDP: $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate -10% (1991 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real gdp growth rate
Real gdp per capita
Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture products: grain, vegetables, meat, milk
Industries: coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food-processing
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate -4.5% (1991)
Labor force: 25,277,000; industry and construction 41%, agriculture and forestry 19%, health, education, and culture 18%, trade and distribution 8%, transport and communication 7%, other 7% (1990)
Organized labor: NA
Labor force
Unemployment rate: NA%
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget: not finalized as of May 1992
Taxes and other revenues
Public debt
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate
Stock of narrow money
Stock of broad money
Stock of domestic credit
Market value of publicly traded shares
Current account balance
Exports: $13.5 billion (1990)
Commodoties: coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, grain, meat
Partners: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan
Imports: $16.7 billion (1990)
Commodoties: machinery and parts, transportation equipment, chemicals, textiles
Partners: none
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Debt external
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates: NA
Ukraine - Energy 1992
top of pageElectricity
Production: NA kW capacity; 298,000 million kWh produced, 5,758 kWh per capita (1990)
Coal
Petroleum
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
Ukraine - Communication 1992
top of pageTelephones
Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Ukraine - Military 1992
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Percent of gdp: $NA, NA% of GDP
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Ukraine - Transportation 1992
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports: NA
Heliports
Pipelines: NA
Railways
Roadways
Waterways: NA km perennially navigable
Merchant marine:
338 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,117,595
GRT/5,403,685 DWT; includes 221 cargo, 11 container, 9 barge carriers, 59 bulk cargo, 9 petroleum tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 24 passenger
GRT/5,403,685 DWT; includes 221 cargo, 11 container, 9 barge carriers, 59 bulk cargo, 9 petroleum tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 24 passenger
Civil air: NA major transport aircraft
Ports and terminals
Ukraine - Transnational issues 1992
top of pageDisputes international
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis and opium; mostly for domestic consumption; status of government eradication programs unknown; used as transshipment points for illicit drugs to Western Europe
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