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Ukraine at a Glance

LocationEastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east

Population47,425,436

Population Growth Rate-0.63%

ReligionsUkrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38%

LanguagesUkrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%; small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  99.7%
male: 99.8%
female:  99.6% (2003 est.)