Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities)
Exports
soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, food products
External Debt
$136,800,000,000 $
$123,700,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
hryvnia (UAH) per US dollar - 4.9523 (2008 est.), 5.05 (2007), 5.05 (2006), 5.1247 (2005), 5.3192 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
27
Location
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
Area
2,780,400 km sq
603,550 km sq
Coastline
4,989 km
2,782 km
Climate
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
