Area: 603,700sq km
Population: 47.8 million (est.)
Capital City: Kiev (Kyiv) population: 2.6 million (Dec 2001 census)

Basic Economic Facts
GDP:2004 US$ 67.28bn (government figure)
GDP per head: 2004 US$ 1,584 (government figure)
Annual Growth: 2005 2.4% (government figure)

Major Industries:
Coal, electric power, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, agriculture, food-processing (especially sugar)

Major Trading Partners: EU, CIS, China, US.