Outline of Ukraine

The Flag of Ukraine		The Coat of arms of Ukraine

The location of Ukraine

An enlargeable map of Ukraine

Ukraine is a sovereign country located in Eastern Europe.^[1] It borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova (including the disputed territory of Transnistria) to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev (Kyiv) is Ukraine's capital.

The nation's history began with that of the East Slavs. From at least the 9th century, the territory of Ukraine was a center of the medieval Varangian dominated East Slavic civilization forming the state of Kievan Rus', which disintegrated in the 12th century. From the 14th century on, the territory of Ukraine was divided among a number of regional powers and by the 19th century the largest part of Ukraine was integrated into the Russian Empire with the rest under Austro-Hungarian control. After a chaotic period of incessant warfare and several attempts at independence (1917–1921) following the Russian Revolution and the Great War, Ukraine emerged in 1922 as one of the founding republics of the Soviet Union. The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic's territory was enlarged westward shortly before and after the second World War, and again in 1954 with the Crimea transfer. In 1945, the Ukrainian SSR became one of the co-founding members of the United Nations.^[2] Ukraine became independent again after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. This began a transition period to a market economy, in which Ukraine was stricken with eight straight years of economic decline.^[3] But since then the economy has been experiencing a stable increase, with real GDP growth averaging seven percent annually.^[3]

Ukraine is a unitary state composed of 24 oblasts (provinces), one autonomous republic (Crimea), and two cities with special status: Kiev, its capital, and Sevastopol, which houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet under a leasing agreement. Ukraine is a republic under a semi-presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. At the end of 2004, the country underwent an extensive constitutional reform that has changed the balance of power among the parliament, the prime minister, and the cabinet, as well as their relationship with the president.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ukraine:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Ukraine

• Pronunciation: ⁱ/juːˈkreɪn/ ew-KRAYN
• Common English country name: Ukraine
• Official English country name: Ukraine
• Common endonym(s): Україна Ukraina
• Official endonym(s): Україна Ukraina
• Adjectival(s): Ukrainian
• Demonym(s): Ukrainians
• Etymology: Name of Ukraine
• International rankings of Ukraine
• ISO country codes: UA, UKR, 804
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:UA
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ua

Geography of Ukraine

An enlargeable topographic map of Ukraine

• Ukraine is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Eastern Europe
  • Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Ukraine
    • High: Hora Hoverla 2,061 m (6,762 ft)
    • Low: Black Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 4,566 km

 Russia 1,576 km

 Moldova 940 km

 Belarus 891 km

 Romania 538 km

 Poland 428 km

 Hungary 103 km

 Slovakia 90 km

• Coastline: Black Sea 2,782 km

• Population of Ukraine: 46,191,022 (September 1, 2008)  – 27th most populous country
• Area of Ukraine: 603,628 km²
• Atlas of Ukraine

Environment of Ukraine

• Climate of Ukraine
• Environmental issues in Ukraine
• Ecoregions in Ukraine
• Renewable energy in Ukraine
• Geology of Ukraine
• Protected areas of Ukraine
  • Biosphere reserves in Ukraine
  • National parks of Ukraine
• Wildlife of Ukraine
  • Flora of Ukraine
  • Fauna of Ukraine
    • Birds of Ukraine
    • Mammals of Ukraine

Natural geographic features of Ukraine

• Glaciers of Ukraine
• Islands of Ukraine
• Lakes of Ukraine
• Mountains of Ukraine
  • Volcanoes in Ukraine
• Rivers of Ukraine
  • Waterfalls of Ukraine
• Valleys of Ukraine
• World Heritage Sites in Ukraine

Regions of Ukraine

Ecoregions of Ukraine

Administrative divisions of Ukraine

• Provinces of Ukraine
  • Districts of Ukraine
    • Municipalities of Ukraine

Provinces of Ukraine

Districts of Ukraine

Municipalities of Ukraine

• Capital of Ukraine: Kiev
• Cities of Ukraine

Demography of Ukraine

Government and politics of Ukraine

Main article: Government of Ukraine and Politics of Ukraine

• Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Ukraine: Kiev

• Elections in Ukraine
• Political parties in Ukraine
• 2007 Ukrainian political crisis, 2008 Ukrainian political crisis
• Taxation in Ukraine

Branches of the government of Ukraine

Executive branch of the government of Ukraine

• Head of state: President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko
• Speaker of the Parliament: Volodymyr Lytvyn
• Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

Legislative branch of the government of Ukraine

• Parliament of Ukraine (unicameral)
  • Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Judicial branch of the government of Ukraine

The judicial system of Ukraine consists of four levels of courts of general jurisdiction:

Level 4 – Supreme Court of Ukraine

Supreme Court of Ukraine – the court of final appeal, covers all cases

Level 3 – High administrative courts

High courts with specialized jurisdiction

• The High Administrative Court of Ukraine – covers administrative cases
• The High Arbitration Court of Ukraine – covers economic and commercial cases

Level 2 – Appeals Courts

Appeals courts of Ukraine

• Appeals Court of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
• Regional appeals courts of Ukraine
• Appeals courts of the cities of Kiev and Sevastopol
• Appeals Court of the Ukrainian Navy
• Regional military appeals courts of Ukraine
• Economic appeals courts of Ukraine (known also as arbitration courts)
• Administrative appeals courts of Ukraine
• The Appeals Court of Ukraine – currently does not exist

Level 1 – Local courts of general jurisdiction

Local courts of general jurisdiction of Ukraine – includes criminal and civil jurisdiction

• District, urban district and town courts of Ukraine
• Regional courts of Ukraine
• City courts in Kiev and Sevastopol
• Administrative local courts of Ukraine

Foreign relations of Ukraine

• Diplomatic missions in Ukraine
• Diplomatic missions of Ukraine

International organization membership

Ukraine is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Ukraine

• Constitution of Ukraine
• Crime in Ukraine
• Human rights in Ukraine
  • LGBT rights in Ukraine
  • Freedom of religion in Ukraine
• Law enforcement in Ukraine

Military of Ukraine

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Viktor Yushchenko
    • Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
• Forces
  • Army of Ukraine
  • Navy of Ukraine
  • Air Force of Ukraine
  • Special forces of Ukraine
• Military history of Ukraine
• Military ranks of Ukraine

Local government in Ukraine

History of Ukraine

Main article: History of Ukraine, Timeline of the history of Ukraine, and Current events of Ukraine

• Military history of Ukraine

Ukrainian people

Ukrainian people stubs

Culture of Ukraine

• Architecture of Ukraine
• Cuisine of Ukraine
• Festivals in Ukraine
• Languages of Ukraine
• Media in Ukraine
• National symbols of Ukraine
  • Coat of arms of Ukraine
  • Flag of Ukraine
  • National anthem of Ukraine
• People of Ukraine
• Prostitution in Ukraine
• Public holidays in Ukraine
• Records of Ukraine
• Religion in Ukraine
  • Buddhism in Ukraine
  • Christianity in Ukraine
  • Hinduism in Ukraine
  • Islam in Ukraine
  • Judaism in Ukraine
  • Sikhism in Ukraine
• World Heritage Sites in Ukraine

Art in Ukraine

• Art in Ukraine
• Cinema of Ukraine
• Ukrainian dance
• Literature of Ukraine
• Music of Ukraine
• Television in Ukraine
• Theatre in Ukraine

Sports in Ukraine

• Football in Ukraine
• Ukraine at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Ukraine

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 48th (forty-eighth)

• Agriculture in Ukraine
• Banking in Ukraine
  • National Bank of Ukraine
• Communications in Ukraine
  • Internet in Ukraine
• Companies of Ukraine

• Currency of Ukraine: Hryvnia
  • ISO 4217: UAH

• Energy in Ukraine
  • Energy policy of Ukraine
  • Oil industry in Ukraine
• Mining in Ukraine
• Tourism in Ukraine
• Transport in Ukraine

• Ukraine Stock Exchange

Education in Ukraine

Infrastructure of Ukraine

• Health care in Ukraine
• Transportation in Ukraine
  • Airports in Ukraine
  • Rail transport in Ukraine
  • Roads in Ukraine
• Water supply and sanitation in Ukraine

Health in Ukraine

See also

	Ukraine portal
	Europe portal

Ukrainian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

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Wikimedia Atlas of Ukraine

• The President of Ukraine
• Government Portal of Ukraine
• The Parliament of Ukraine
• Ukraine, an external wiki
• Outline of Ukraine travel guide from Wikitravel
• Ukraine entry at The World Factbook
• Outline of Ukraine at the Open Directory Project