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LOCATION :
A flat, fertile, forested plain with
few natural boundaries.
For centuries
Ukraine was dominated and fought over by a succession of powers.
Independence was declared in 1991, but many want to revive closer
associations with Russia, an issue that will long remain central to
Ukrainian politics. When the communist Party was banned, its leaders
metamorphosed into nationalist, but the old state apparatus and
bureaucracy was transplanted into the multi-party democratic system.
The failure thus far of democratic mechanisms to achieve economic
reform has caused many to remember nostalgically the Communist era.
The Church was severely persecuted under Communism. Freedom and
religion since 1990, but there are somewhat restrictive conditions
for non-traditional groups. Kyiv is the capital and the
population 50,455,980 (in year 2000), Indo-European 97.7%,
Turkic / Altaic 1.2% and other 1.1%. Official language is Ukrainian.
People Groups :
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