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Ukraine Adoption
 Country & Culture
Country: Ukraine
Location: Eastern Europe
Area: 233,062 sq mi (603,628 sq km)
Population (2005 est.): 47,075,000
Capital: Kiev.
Languages: Ukrainian (official), Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian.
Religions: Christianity (mostly Eastern Orthodox; also other Christians, Roman Catholic, Protestant), Islam
People/Ethnicity
Ukrainians make up more than three-fourths of the population; there is a significant minority of Russians.
Geography
The Ukraine borders the Black Sea to the south and is flanked clockwise by Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus and Russia. Ukraine consists of level plains and the Carpathian Mountains, which extend through the western region for more than 150 mi (240 km). The Bug (Western Bug), Dnieper (Dnipro), Donets, and Dniester (Dnistro) are the major rivers.
Government
Ukraine is a republic with one legislative body; its head of state is the president, and the head of government is the prime minister.
Source: Ukraine. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 9, 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9381464
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