Ukraine

Country Name: Ukraine

Capital City: Kiev (Kyyiv)

Population: 46,710,816 (2006)

Population Growth: -0.6% (2006)

Currency: hryvnia (UAH)

Languages: Ukrainian

Area: 603,700 sq km

Inflation Rate: 11.6% (2006)

Unemployment Rate: 2.7% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is 6.7% (2006)

Domain extension: .ua

UKRAINE MAIN

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is an outstanding architectural monument of Kievan Rus'. Today, it is one of the city's best known landmarks.The cathedral was the first Ukrainian patrimony to be inscribed on the World Heritage List.