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  1. Date of Independence: December 1, 1991
  2. Date of Current Constitution: June 28, 1996
  3. Population: 49,811,174 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 233,100 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Kiev
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: steel, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, food processing, fertilizers
  8. Agriculture: grains, sugar beets, vegetables
  9. Natural Resources: fertile lands, coal, natural gas, various mineral deposits, timber 
  10. Currency: hryvna
  11. GDP: $108.5 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $2,200 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Ukranian (official), Russian
  14. Religions: Ukranian Orthodox, Ukranian Catholic
  15. Literacy Rate: 98%
  16. Life Expectancy:    60 years (male)
  17.                 72 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 10 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 16 deaths per 1,000 population