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Some Facts •Name: Ukraine •Capital: Kiev •Language: Ukrainian •Population:
45,700,395 • Area: 603,550 sq km •From which: • 579,330 sq km are land. • 24,220 sq km are water.
Mainstream Religions: •Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4% •Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate
26.1%,
•Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, •Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, •Roman Catholic 2.2%, •Protestant 2.2% •Jewish 0.6% •other 3.2%
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Independence: 24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
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Goverment: Republic.
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National Holidays:
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January 1 – New Years Day January 7 – Christmas March 8 – International Women’s Day April – Easter, Holy Trinity Day May 1& 2 – Day of International Solidarity of Workers/Labour Day May 9 – Victory Day June 28 – Constitution Day August 24 – Independence Day