Outline of Ukraine
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ukraine:
Ukraine – country in Eastern Europe. Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Ukraine has long been a global breadbasket because of its extensive, fertile farmlands. In 2011, it was the world's third-largest grain exporter with that year's harvest being much larger than average.
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General reference
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- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Ukraine.ogg|j|uː|ˈ|k|r|eɪ|n}} {{respell|yoo|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
Ukraine is located in the south-east part of Europe. The capital city of Ukraine is Kyiv, located in north-central Ukraine. The country is bordered by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and the country of Russia and Belarus.{{Cite web| title=Geography of Development of Eastern Europe | url=https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1151&context=socssp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225152815/http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1151&context=socssp | archive-date=2015-12-25}}
- 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 {{convert|2061|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: Black Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,566 km
::{{Flag|Russia}} 1,576 km
::{{Flag|Moldova}} 940 km
::{{Flag|Belarus}} 891 km
::{{Flag|Romania}} 538 km
::{{Flag|Poland}} 428 km
::{{Flag|Hungary}} 103 km
::{{Flag|Slovakia}} 90 km
:* Coastline: Black Sea 2,782 km
- Population of Ukraine: 46,191,022 (September 1, 2008) – 40th most populous country
- Area of Ukraine: 603,628 km2
- Atlas of Ukraine
= Environment of Ukraine =
== Natural geographic features of Ukraine ==
= Regions of Ukraine =
== Ecoregions of Ukraine ==
== Administrative divisions of Ukraine ==
=== Provinces of Ukraine ===
=== Districts of Ukraine ===
=== Municipalities of Ukraine ===
- Capital of Ukraine: Kyiv
- Cities of Ukraine
= Demography of Ukraine =
Government and politics of Ukraine
= Branches of the government of Ukraine =
== Executive branch of the government of Ukraine ==
== Legislative branch of the government 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 Court of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
- Regional appeals courts of Ukraine
- Appeals courts of the cities of Kyiv 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
= Foreign relations of Ukraine =
== International organization membership ==
International organization membership of Ukraine
Ukraine is a member of:{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ukraine/|title=Ukraine|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}}
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- Australia Group
- Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
- Central European Initiative (CEI)
- Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
- Council of Europe (CE)
- Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) (observer)
- Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) (observer)
- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
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- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (observer)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
- Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
- Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
- Partnership for Peace (PFP)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
- United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- World Veterans Federation
- Zangger Committee (ZC)
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= Law and order in Ukraine =
= Military of Ukraine =
= Local government in Ukraine =
From Romania for Ukraina :Cornea Ioan and Cornea Vladimir swore that they will glorify Ukraine until the end of time. Amen.
History of Ukraine
= History of Ukraine, by period =
== Modern history of Ukraine ==
- Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) (2014–present)
- Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation (2014)
- Timeline of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
- 2014 Crimean status referendum
- War in Donbas
- Timeline of the war in Donbas
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Allegations of genocide of Ukrainians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Anonymous and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Chechen involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Collaboration with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Corporate responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Environmental impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Humanitarian impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on nuclear power plants
- International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Legality of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- List of damaged cultural sites during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- List of military engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- List of monuments and memorials removed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- List of streets renamed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Non-government reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Nuclear threats during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Open-source intelligence in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Order of battle for the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Proposed no-fly zone in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Sexual violence in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Speeches by Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Statements of the Riigikogu on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukrainian resistance during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Use of white phosphorus bombs in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Wikipedia and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Women in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Yachts impacted by international sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
= History of Ukraine, by region =
== History of Ukraine's oblasts ==
- History of Cherkasy Oblast
- History of Chernihiv Oblast
- History of Chernivtsi Oblast
- History of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- History of Donetsk Oblast
- History of Kharkiv Oblast
- History of Kherson Oblast
- History of Khmelnytskyi Oblast
- History of Kyiv Oblast
- History of Kirovohrad Oblast
- History of Luhansk Oblast
- History of Lviv Oblast
- History of Mykolaiv Oblast
- History of Odesa Oblast
- History of Poltava Oblast
- History of Sumy Oblast
- History of Ternopil Oblast
- History of Vinnytsia Oblast
- History of Volyn Oblast
- History of Zakarpattia Oblast
- History of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- History of Zhytomyr Oblast
= History of Ukraine, by subject =
Culture of Ukraine
- Architecture of Ukraine
- Ukrainian Baroque
- Cuisine of Ukraine
- Festivals in Ukraine
- Languages of Ukraine
- Media in Ukraine
- Museums 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
- Religion in Ukraine
- Buddhism in Ukraine
- Christianity in Ukraine
- Hinduism in Ukraine
- Islam in Ukraine
- Judaism in Ukraine
- World Heritage Sites in Ukraine
= Art in Ukraine =
= Sports in Ukraine =
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
- Health care in Ukraine
- Mining in Ukraine
- Tourism in Ukraine
- Transport in Ukraine
- Airports in Ukraine
- Rail transport in Ukraine
- Roads in Ukraine
Education in Ukraine
Health in Ukraine
See also
{{Portal|Ukraine|Europe}}
- Outline of Europe
- Lists of countries and territories
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
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References
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External links
{{Wikiatlas|Ukraine}}
- [http://www.president.gov.ua/en/ The President of Ukraine]
- [http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en Government Portal of Ukraine]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060718060647/http://portal.rada.gov.ua/control/en/index The Parliament of Ukraine]
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- [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ukraine/ Ukraine]. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
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