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Source: CIA World Factbook: Ukraine
Ukraine |
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Official name(s): |
Ukrayina (Ukraine) |
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Form of government: |
unitary multiparty republic with a single legislative house (Verkhovna Rada1 [450]) |
Executive Branch: |
(Head of state) President: Volodymyr Zelensky (Head of government) Prime Minister: Denys Shmyhal |
Capital(s): |
Kyiv (Kiev) |
Language: |
Ukrainian (official language) |
Religion: |
none (official religion) |
Monetary unit(s): |
hryvnya (UAH) |
Population: |
(2021 est.) 43,879,000 |
Area: |
233,032 (sq mi) 603,549 (sq km) |
Urban-rural population: |
Urban: (2020) 69.5% Rural: (2020) 30.5% |
Life expectancy at birth: |
Male: (2019) 66.9 years Female: (2019) 77 years |
Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over: |
Male: not available Female: not available |
GNI per capita (U.S.$): |
(2020) 3,540 |
*Data from Britannica Academic's Compare Countries tool
Russia |
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Official name(s): |
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya (Russian Federation), or Rossia (Russia) |
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Form of government: |
federal multiparty republic with a bicameral legislative body (Federal Assembly comprising the Federation Council [170] and the State Duma [450]) |
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Executive Branch: |
(Head of state) President: Vladimir Putin (Head of government) Prime Minister: Mikhail Mishustin |
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Capital(s): | ||
Language: |
Russian (official language) |
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Religion: |
none (official religion) |
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Monetary unit(s): |
ruble (RUB) |
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Population: |
(2021 est.) 143,185,000 |
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Area: |
6,612,077 (sq mi) 17,125,200 (sq km) |
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Urban-rural population: |
Urban: (2018) 74% Rural: (2018) 26% |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
Male: (2020) 66.6 years Female: (2020) 78.1 years |
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Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over: |
Male: (2015) 99.8% Female: (2015) 99.7% |
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GNI per capita (U.S.$): |
(2020) 10,690 |
*Data from Britannica Academic's Compare Countries tool