| as the legacy of state control
and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and
civil liberties. A peaceful mass protest "Orange Revolution" in the closing months
of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and
to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist
slate under Viktor Yushenko. |
| Border
countries: Belarus 891 km
Hungary 103
km
Moldova 939 km
Poland 526 km
Romania (south) 169 km
Romania
(west) 362 km
Russia 1,576 km
Slovakia 97 km
Coast
line: 2,782 km
Airports: Kiev
| Area:
total: 603,700 sq km
land: 603,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km Population:
47,425,336 (July 2005 est.)
Language:
Ukrainian (official) 67%
Russian
24%
Ssmall Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities Climate:
temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation
disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and
southeast; |
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