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Ukraine: Encyclopedia - Ukraine
Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, Ukrayina, /ukraˈjina/) is a country in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the northeast, Belarus t...
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Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Subdivisions
Ukraine is subdivided into twenty-four oblasts (provinces) and one autonomous republic, Crimea. Additionally, two cities, Kiev and Sevast...
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Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - History
Human settlement in the territory of Ukraine has been documented into distant prehistory. The late neolithic Trypillian culture flourishe...
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Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Demographics
Ethnic Ukrainians make up 77.8% of the population. The minorities include significant groups of ethnic Russians (17.3%), Belarusians (0.6...
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Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Economy
Formerly an important agricultural and industrial region of the Soviet Union, Ukraine now depends on Russia for most energy supplies, esp...
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Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Geography
The Ukrainian landscape consists mostly of fertile plains, or steppes, and plateaus, crossed by rivers such as the Dnieper, Seversky Done...
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Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Name
The etymology of the Ukrainian name Ukrayina stems from the Old Slavic root *kraj-, meaning "cut". Opinions vary as to the immediate deri...
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Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Government And Politics
Ukraine is a democracy under a semi-presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The President of Ukr...
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