Outline of Ukraine

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Ukraine is a sovereign country located in Eastern Europe.[1] It borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova (including the disputed territory of Transnistria) to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev (Kyiv) is Ukraine's capital.

The nation's history began with that of the East Slavs. From at least the 9th century, the territory of Ukraine was a center of the medieval Varangian dominated East Slavic civilization forming the state of Kievan Rus', which disintegrated in the 12th century. From the 14th century on, the territory of Ukraine was divided among a number of regional powers and by the 19th century the largest part of Ukraine was integrated into the Russian Empire with the rest under Austro-Hungarian control. After a chaotic period of incessant warfare and several attempts at independence (1917–1921) following the Russian Revolution and the Great War, Ukraine emerged in 1922 as one of the founding republics of the Soviet Union. The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic's territory was enlarged westward shortly before and after the second World War, and again in 1954 with the Crimea transfer. In 1945, the Ukrainian SSR became one of the co-founding members of the United Nations.[2] Ukraine became independent again after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. This began a transition period to a market economy, in which Ukraine was stricken with eight straight years of economic decline.[3] But since then the economy has been experiencing a stable increase, with real GDP growth averaging seven percent annually.[3]

Ukraine is a unitary state composed of 24 oblasts (provinces), one autonomous republic (Crimea), and two cities with special status: Kiev, its capital, and Sevastopol, which houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet under a leasing agreement. Ukraine is a republic under a semi-presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. At the end of 2004, the country underwent an extensive constitutional reform that has changed the balance of power among the parliament, the prime minister, and the cabinet, as well as their relationship with the president.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ukraine:

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[edit] General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Ukraine

[edit] Geography of Ukraine

An enlargeable topographic map of Ukraine
Main article: Geography of Ukraine
 Russia 1,576 km
 Moldova 940 km
 Belarus 891 km
 Romania 538 km
 Poland 428 km
 Hungary 103 km
 Slovakia 90 km

[edit] Environment of Ukraine

[edit] Natural geographic features of Ukraine

[edit] Regions of Ukraine

Main article: Regions of Ukraine

[edit] Ecoregions of Ukraine

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Ukraine and Ecoregions in Ukraine

[edit] Administrative divisions of Ukraine

Main article: Administrative divisions of Ukraine
[edit] Provinces of Ukraine
Main article: Provinces of Ukraine
[edit] Districts of Ukraine
Main article: Districts of Ukraine
[edit] Municipalities of Ukraine
Main article: Municipalities of Ukraine

[edit] Demography of Ukraine

Main article: Demographics of Ukraine

[edit] Government and politics of Ukraine

Main article: Government of Ukraine and Politics of Ukraine

[edit] Branches of the government of Ukraine

Main article: Government of Ukraine

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Ukraine

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Ukraine

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Ukraine

The judicial system of Ukraine consists of four levels of courts of general jurisdiction:

[edit] Level 4 – Supreme Court of Ukraine

Supreme Court of Ukraine – the court of final appeal, covers all cases

[edit] Level 3 – High administrative courts

High courts with specialized jurisdiction

[edit] Level 2 – Appeals Courts

Appeals courts of Ukraine

[edit] Level 1 – Local courts of general jurisdiction

Local courts of general jurisdiction of Ukraine – includes criminal and civil jurisdiction

[edit] Foreign relations of Ukraine

Main article: Foreign relations of Ukraine

[edit] International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of Ukraine

Ukraine is a member of:[1]

[edit] Law and order in Ukraine

Main article: Law of Ukraine

[edit] Military of Ukraine

Main article: Military of Ukraine

[edit] Local government in Ukraine

Main article: Local government in Ukraine

[edit] History of Ukraine

Main article: History of Ukraine, Timeline of the history of Ukraine, and Current events of Ukraine

[edit] Ukrainian people

[edit] Ukrainian people stubs

[edit] Culture of Ukraine

Main article: Culture of Ukraine

[edit] Art in Ukraine

[edit] Sports in Ukraine

Main article: Sports in Ukraine

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Ukraine

Main article: Economy of Ukraine

[edit] Education in Ukraine

Main article: Education in Ukraine

[edit] Infrastructure of Ukraine

[edit] Health in Ukraine

Main article: Health in Ukraine

[edit] See also

Portal icon Ukraine portal
Portal icon Europe portal
Ukrainian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Ukraine". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ "List of Member States". United Nations. http://www.un.org/members/list.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 
  3. ^ a b "Macroeconomic Indicators". National Bank of Ukraine. http://www.bank.gov.ua/ENGL/Macro/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 

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