STATE STATISTICS COMMITTEE OF UKRAINE



STATE STATISTICS COMMITTEE OF UKRAINE

UKRAINE

2005

STATISTICAL BOOKLET

Kyiv

Information-Publishing Center of the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine

2006

Responsible for edition Pavlo P. Zabrodsky

Booklet Ukraine–2005 presents indicators of social and economic situation in Ukraine in 2005 compared with 2003 and 2004. Macroeconomic indicators and several sector data for 2005 are preliminary or estimated and will be revised in the next editions.

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( State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, 2006

| Population, mln. | 46.9 |

| Area, thsd. sq. km |603.5* |

| Neighbouring countries |Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, |

| |Hungary, Romania, Moldova |

| Capital city |Kyiv |

| State language |Ukrainian |

| Currency |Hryvnia |

| National holiday |Independence Day – 24 August |

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* Source: State Committee of Land of Ukraine

Geographical Information

|Size*1 |Total Length of Border*1 |

|from west to east – 1,316 km | about 6,500 km |

|from north to south – 893 km | sea coast 1,050 km |

The Highest Tops of the Mountains*1, m

|The Ukrainian Carpathians |The Crimean Mountains |

|Hoverla |2,061 |Roman-Kosh |1,545 |

|Brebeneskul |2,032 |Demir-Kapu |1,540 |

|Petros |2,020 |Zeytin-Kosh |1,534 |

|Hutyn Tomnatyk |2,016 | | |

|The Longest Rivers*2, |The Largest Lakes and Estuaries*2, |

|length in Ukraine, km |area, sq. km |

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|Dnipro |1,121 |Yalpuh | 149 |

|Dnister |925 |Kuhurluy |82 |

|Pivdenny Boug |806 |Kahul | 82-93 |

|Siversky Donets |700 |Sasyk-Sivash |71 |

|Horyn |577 | | |

|Desna |575 |Dniprovsko-Buzky |800 |

|Inhulets |549 |Utlyutsky |700 |

|Psel |520 |Dnistrovsky |360 |

|Zakhidny Boug |401 |Sasyk,Kunduk |205 |

|Oril |384 |Molochny |168 |

|Teteriv |365 |Tylihulsky |150-170 |

|Sula |363 | | |

Area of forest fund lands, covered with forests,

mln. ha – 9.4 (15.6 % of the area)

Reserves and National Nature Parks

Total – 36

area, thsd. ha – 1,056.5

of which:

nature reserves – 17 (159.5 thsd. ha)

biosphere reserves – 4 (226.3 thsd. ha)

national nature parks – 15 (670.7 thsd. ha)

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*1 Source: Geographic Encyclopaedia of Ukraine

*2 Source: Water Fund of Ukraine

| Average Temperature *, 2005 |

|(t0 C) |

| |Climatic zones |Kyiv |

| |steppe |forest-steppe |woodlands | |

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|2005 |10.3 |8.4 |7.9 |8.7 |

|By months |

| | | | | |

|January |1.0 |-1,0 |-1,0 |-0.6 |

|February |-3.0 |-5.0 |-5.0 |-5.1 |

|March |0.0 |-2.1 |-1.0 |-1.6 |

|April |11.0 |10.0 |9.0 |10.3 |

|May |18.0 |16.0 |14.0 |16.4 |

|June |19.0 |17.0 |16.0 |17.3 |

|July |22.0 |21.0 |20.0 |21.4 |

|August |23.0 |20.0 |18.0 |20.0 |

|September |18.0 |15.0 |15.0 |16.3 |

|October |10.0 |9.0 |9.0 |9.0 |

|November |4.0 |2.0 |2.0 |2.2 |

|December |1.0 |-0.9 |-0.9 |-1.0 |

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* Source: Hydrometcentre of Ukraine

Political System*

Ukraine is a sovereign, independent, democratic, social and legal state.

Ukraine is a Republic. Ukraine's people represent the sovereignty and the unified source of power in the country. People execute power directly as well as through state authorities and local self-administration offices. State power in Ukraine is exercised on the basis of its legislative, executive and judicial branches. Ukraine's Constitution has supreme judicial power.

The President of Ukraine is the Head of the State and acts on its behalf. He is elected by the citizens of Ukraine who are entitled to exercise their common, equal and direct right to vote through ballot. His term of office is five years with two term’s limit.

The legislative branch consists of a one-chamber Parliament – the Verkhovna Rada. Executive power is carried out by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Political parties and public organizations are taken an active part in the creation of a democratic state. They are the source of innovation and social and political technologies suggested to the society. They also act as guarantors of the democratic development of Ukraine's state.

In Ukraine there are 125 political parties and 2,259 public organizations with international and all-Ukrainian status.

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*Source: Constitution of Ukraine, K., Yurinkom, 1996

Religions

The majority of believers are Eastern Orthodox. There are also believers of Greek-Catholic, Roman-Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Moslem and Eastern religions.

The Largest Churches

|Ukrainian Orthodox Church |

|Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church |

|Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchy |

|Evangelical Christians-Baptists |

|Roman-Catholic Church |

|Christians of Evangelical Faith |

|Seventh-day Adventists |

|Jehovah's Witnesses |

|Administrative Subdivisions |

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| |(Jan. 1) |

| | 2004 | 2005 |2006 |

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|Autonomous Republic |1 |1 |1 |

|Regions |24 |24 |24 |

|Rural districts |490 |490 |490 |

|Urban settlements |886 |886 |885 |

|Rural settlements, thsd. |28.6 |28.6 |28.6 |

|Towns and cities |455 |456 |457 |

Сities with more than 1 mln. inhabitants, thsd.

|Kyiv city (capital) |2,639 |2,666 |2,693 |

|Dnipropetrovsk city |1,061 |1,054 |1,047 |

|Donetsk city |1,004 |1,000 |999 |

|Odesa city |1,013 |1,007 |1,002 |

|Kharkiv city |1,464 |1,465 |1,463 |

Рopulation

Ukraine is a country with many nationalities: Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, Belorussians, Moldavans, Bulgarians, Poles, Hungarians, Romanians, Greeks, Tatars, Germans and others.

| | | | (mln.) |

| Urban |31.9 | Male |21.7 |

| Rural |15.0 | Female |25.2 |

Resident Population Distribution by Sex and Age, as of January 1, 2005

(thsd.)

Vital Statistics

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

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|Births, thsd. |408.6 |427.3 |426.1 |

|Per 1,000 available population |8.5 |9.0 |9.0 |

|Deaths, thsd. |765.4 |761.3 |782.0 |

|Per 1,000 available population |16.0 |16.0 |16.6 |

|Infant mortality (deaths of infants younger than 1 year old per 1,000 births) | | |10.1 |

| |9.6 |9.5 | |

|Natural increase of population, thsd. |-356.8 |-334.0 |-355.9 |

|Per 1,000 available population |-7.5 |-7.0 |-7.6 |

|Marriages, thsd. |371.0 |278.2 |332.1 |

|Per 1,000 available population |7.8 |5.9 |7.1 |

|Divorces, thsd. |177.2 |173.2 |183.5 |

|Per 1,000 available population |3.7 |3.6 |3.9 |

Employment

Economically Active Population, thsd.

(according to syrveys of population economic activity)

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

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|Economically active population | | | |

|at age 15-70 |22,171.3 |22,202.4 |22,280.8 |

|at working age |20,618.1 |20,582.5 |20,481.7 |

|Employed | | | |

|at age 15-70 |20,163.3 |20,295.7 |20,680.0 |

|at working age |18,624.1 |18,694.3 |18,886.5 |

|Unemployed (ILO methodology) | | | |

|at age 15-70 |2,008.0 |1,906.7 |1,600.8 |

|at working age |1,994.0 |1,888.2 |1,595.2 |

|Economically non-active population | | | |

|at age 15-70 |13,687.6 |13,622.9 |13,559.7 |

|at working age |8,262.8 |8,365.4 |8,410.3 |

|Level of economic activity, share in the total population |

|of the relevant age group, in percent |

|at age 15-70 |61.8 |62.0 |62.2 |

|at working age |71.4 |71.1 |70.9 |

Labour Force Demand and Supply at the Labour Market,

(January 1, thsd.)

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Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations of Ukraine (Business register)

Business Register Entities, by Type of Ownership

as of January 1, 2006

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Business Register Entities, by Main Type of Economic Activity

| |(Jan. 1, thsd.) |

| |2004 |2005 |2006 |

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|Industry |108.3 |112.5 |116.3 |

|Agriculture, hunting and forestry |82.0 |84.1 |85.8 |

|Construction |59.7 |64.4 |69.9 |

|Wholesale and retail trade |258.5 |268.3 |278.1 |

|Transport and communications |28.5 |30.5 |32.5 |

Business Register Entities, by Main Type of Business Management

| |(Jan. 1, thsd.) |

| |2004 |2005 |2006 |

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|Partnerships, Ltd |281.1 |302.9 |325.9 |

|Private enterprises |229.3 |238.0 |248.2 |

|Municipal enterprises |16.1 |16.5 |16.7 |

|Joint stock partnerships |34.7 |34.6 |34.0 |

|Farms |46.9 |47.8 |48.9 |

|Public enterprises |8.1 |7.8 |7.6 |

|Foreign enterprises |2.3 |2.3 |2.3 |

|Organizations (establishments and institutions) | | |85.8 |

| |80.3 |83.1 | |

| Basic Economic Indicators |

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| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

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|Gross domestic product*, bln. UAH |267.3 |345.1 |418.5 |

| GDP per capita, thsd. UAH |5.6 |7.3 |8.9 |

|Fixed assets*, bln. UAH |1,026 |1,141 |1,249 |

|Budget (consolidated), bln. UAH | | | |

| revenues |75.3 |91.5 |134.2 |

| expenditures |75.8 |102.5 |142.0 |

|Profit before taxation, bln. UAH |19.6 |44.6 |57.6 |

|Agricultural production (2000 comparable prices), bln. UAH | | |66.3 |

| |55.3 |66.3 | |

|Capital investments*, bln. UAH |51.0 |75.7 |93.1 |

|Retail trade enterprises turnover (including restaurants)*, bln. UAH | | |94.3 |

| |50.0 |67.6 | |

|Services rendered*, bln. UAH |56.7 |74.4 |94.3 |

|Exports of goods and services, bln. USD |27.3 |38.0 |40.4 |

|Imports of goods and services, bln. USD |24.5 |31.1 |39.1 |

|Foreign direct investments in Ukraine (end of year), mln. USD | | |16,375.2 |

| |6,794.4 |9,047.0 | |

|Industrial output index (to the previous year), percent |115.8 |112.5 |103.1 |

|Agricultural production index (to the previous year), percent |89.0 |119.9 |100.0 |

|Consumer price index (Dec. to Dec. of the previous year), percent | | |110.3 |

| |108.2 |112.3 | |

|Producer price index (Dec. to Dec. of the previous year), percent | | |109.5 |

| |111.1 |124.1 | |

|Producer price index of agricultural enterprises (to the previous year), percent|120.6 |105.7 |108.1 |

|Price index for fixed capital investment (to the previous year), percent |105.9 |115.0 |120.7 |

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* Market prices

|Industry |

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|Output of Basic Products |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

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|Coal available, mln. t |59.9 |59.6 | |

|Crude oil, mln. t |2.8 |3.0 | |

|Natural gas, bln. cub. m |18.6 |19.6 | |

|Ores and non-agglomerated iron concentrates, mln. t |63.0 |66.0 | |

|Fresh (fresh-killed) or cooled beef and veal, thsd. t |186 |139 | |

|Frozen beef and veal, thsd. t |97.2 |57.2 | |

|Fresh (fresh-killed) or cooled pork, thsd. t |80.2 |74.0 | |

|Frozen pork, thsd. t |18.9 |13.9 | |

|Fresh (fresh-killed) or cooled poultry meat and offal, thsd. t |131 |201 | |

|Frozen poultry meat and offal, thsd. t |38.5 |39.8 | |

|Unpurified sunflower seed oil, thsd. t |1,257 |1,335 | |

|Processed liquid milk, thsd. t |645 |719 | |

|Butter (including mixtures of butter and vegetable oil), thsd. t |137 |138 | |

|Flour, thsd. t |2,826 |2,942 | |

|Bread and flour products, thsd. t |2,332 |2,305 | |

|Granulated sugar, thsd. t |2,486 |2,147 | |

|Textile, mln. sq. m |76.3 |107 | |

|Knitted hosiery produced by knitting machines or handmade, mln. pairs |43.3 |51.4 | |

|Sweaters, jumpers, pull-overs, waistcoats and similar knitted wear produced by |6.3 |5.0 | |

|knitting machines or handmade, mln. pcs | | | |

|Knitted outerwear, mln. pcs |3.8 |4.7 | |

|Knitted underwear, mln. pcs |18.8 |25.7 | |

|Footwear, mln. pairs |20.3 |21.7 | |

|Exercise-book, mln. pcs |358 |368 | |

|Acid sulphuric, thsd. t |1,133 |1,425 | |

|Nitric mineral or chemical fertilizers, thsd. t |2,470 |2,407 | |

|Potassium mineral or chemical fertilizers, thsd. t |8.9 |10.1 | |

|Chemical fibres, thsd. t |30.7 |36.6 | |

|Сontinued |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Tyres, thsd. pcs |6,594 |7,940 | |

|Cast, rolled, blown or stretched, sheet or sectioned glass, mln. sq. m |7.6 |9.1 | |

|Cement, mln. t |8.9 |10.6 | |

|Elements (cement, concrete or artificial stone) of prefabricated structures for |2.5 |2.7 | |

|residentual or civil construction, mln. cub. m | | | |

|Cast iron, mln. t |29.5 |31.0 | |

|Steel without semi-finished products produced through continuous casting, mln. t |28.9 |28.9 | |

|Finished rolled ferrous products, mln. t |22.5 |23,2 | |

|Pipes of large and small diameters, hollow sections made of ferrous metals, mln.|2.1 |2.1 | |

|t | | | |

|Tractors for agriculture and forestry, pcs |4.556 |5.806 | |

|Lathes, boring, drilling and milling machines, pcs |378 |496 | |

|Сombined refrigerators and deep freezers for households with separate outer |504 |581 | |

|doors, thsd. pcs | | | |

|Refrigerators for households, thsd. pcs |284 |269 | |

|Vacuum cleaners for households, thsd. pcs |66.4 |53.3 | |

|Irons for households, thsd. pcs |138 |96.0 | |

|Television sets, thsd. pcs |415 |443 | |

|Electricity, bln. kWh |180 |182 | |

|Innovations |

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| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

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|Share of industrial enterprises implemented innovations in total number of | | |11.0 |

|enterprises, percent |11.5 |10.0 | |

|Progressive technological processes implemented |1,482 |1,727 |1,808 |

|New type of products implemented, number of naming |7,416 |3,978 |3,152 |

|Share of sold innovation production in total volume of sold production, percent | | |6,5 |

| |5.6 |5.8 | |

|Agriculture |

| |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

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|Agricultural land area, mln. ha |37.6 |37.3 |41,7 |

|of which arable land |31.2 |31.0 |32,5 |

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|Total harvest, mln. t | | | |

| cereals |20.2 |41.8 |38.0 |

| sugar beets (for processing) |13.4 |16.6 |15.5 |

| sunflowers |4.3 |3.1 |4.7 |

| potatoes |18.5 |20.8 |19.5 |

| vegetables |6.5 |7.0 |7.3 |

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|Yields, centners per ha | | | |

| cereals |18.2 |28.3 |26.0 |

| sugar beets (for processing) |201 |238 |248 |

| sunflowers |11.2 |8.9 |12.8 |

| potatoes |116 |133 |128 |

| vegetables |139 |149 |157 |

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|Livestock (end-year), mln. heads | | | |

| cattle |7.7 |6.9 |6.5 |

| of which cows |4.3 |3.9 |3.6 |

| pigs |7.3 |6.5 |7.1 |

| sheep and goats |1.9 |1.8 |1.6 |

|poultry |142.4 |152.8 |161.6 |

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|Animal product production | | | |

| meat (carcass weight), mln. t |1.7 |1.6 |1.6 |

| milk, mln. t |13.7 |13.8 |13.8 |

| eggs, bln. pcs |11.5 |12.0 |13.0 |

| wool, thsd. t |3.3 |3.2 |3.2 |

Agricultural Production

(2000 comparable prices, bln. UAH)

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Agricultural Production of all Categories

of Enterprises in 2005, by Region

(2000 comparable prices, mln. UAH)

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| Іnvestment and Construction Activity |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

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|Fixed capital investment, percent to the previous year |131.3 |128.0 |101.9 |

| | | | |

|Operations performed by construction contracts |13,337 |19,365 |25,462 |

|(at market prices), mln. UAH | | | |

| | | | |

|Indices for operations performed by construction contracts, | |117.2 |93.4 |

|percent to the previous year |126.5 | | |

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|Social Sphere Facilities Put into Service |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

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|Residential buildings, thsd. sq. m of total space |6,433 |7,566 |7,816 |

| | | | |

|Secondary educational establishments, thsd. pupils places |10.7 |12.8 |10.6 |

|. | | | |

|Preschool establishments, thsd. places |0.4 |0.1 |0.6 |

| | | | |

|Hospitals, thsd. beds |1.2 |0.7 |0.9 |

| | | | |

|Clinics, thsd. attendance per shift |3.7 |2.7 |4.0 |

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|Clubs and cultural centres, thsd. places |0.9 |3.1 |0.9 |

Structure of Capital Investment,

by Sources of Financing

(percent in total volume)

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Dwellings Put into Service

(thsd. sq. m of total space)

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|Foodstuffs Sales |

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|(thsd. t) |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Meat and meat products |265 |300 |350 |

| | | | |

|Butter |27 |31 |35 |

| | | | |

|Vegetable oil |41 |60 |73 |

| | | | |

|Cheese and rennet cheese |29 |38 |45 |

| | | | |

|Eggs, mln. pcs |1,475 |1,406 |1,463 |

| | | | |

|Sugar |119 |135 |142 |

| | | | |

|Confectionery |180 |202 |235 |

| | | | |

|Tea |5 |6 |8 |

| | | | |

|Potatoes |89 |110 |121 |

| | | | |

|Vegetables |137 |156 |182 |

| | | | |

|Fruit and citrus |130 |133 |157 |

| | | | |

|Bakery products (in terms of flour) |1,100 |1,044 |1,027 |

|Consumption of Foodstuffs |

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|(annually per capita, kg) |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Meat and meat products (in terms of meat including fat and | | |39 |

|sub-products) |35 |38 | |

| | | | |

|Milk and diary products (in terms of milk) |226 |226 |228 |

| | | | |

|Eggs, pcs |214 |220 |240 |

| | | | |

|Fish and fish products |12.0 |12.0 |14.5 |

| | | | |

|Sugar |36 |38 |38 |

| | | | |

|Vegetable oil |11.3 |13.0 |13.5 |

| | | | |

|Potatoes |138 |140 |133 |

| | | | |

|Vegetables and melons |114 |115 |118 |

| | | | |

|Fruit and berries (excluding those used for |33 |31 |36 |

|wine) | | | |

| | | | |

|Bakery products (bread, macaroni products in terms of flour; flour, grain, beans) | | |123 |

| |125 |125 | |

|Transport and Communications |

| |

| |Freight shipment, |Passengers departure, mln. |

| |mln. t | |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | | | | |

|All transport |1,654 |1,731 |1,789 |7,711 |7,997 |8,200 |

|of which: | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | |

|land |1,635 |1,710 |1,768 |7,700 |7,982 |8,183 |

|railway trains |445 |462 |450 |477 |452 |446 |

|motor vehicles |973 |1,027 |1,105 |3,297* |3,720* |3,836* |

|trams |– |– |– |1,132 |1,112 |1,111 |

|trolley-buses |– |– |– |1,921 |1,849 |1,903 |

|subways |– |– |– |873 |848 |887 |

|pipeline |217 |221 |213 |– |– |– |

|water |19 |21 |21 |9 |12 |13 |

|sea vessels |9 |9 |8 |7 |10 |11 |

|river vessels |10 |12 |13 |2 |2 |2 |

|air |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |2 |3 |4 |

In 2005 24 cities had tramway services and 47 had trolley-bus services. The cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk have subways. The number of subway stations in Kyiv – 44, Kharkiv – 28, Dnipropetrovsk – 6.

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* Buses

|Length of Rail, Roads and Waterways of General Use |

|(thsd. km) |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Railroad track operated |22.1 |22.0 |22.0 |

|Navigable inland waterways |2.2 |2.3 |2.2 |

|Trolley-bus routes | | |4.4 |

|(in terms of single track) |4.4 |4.4 | |

|Trams routes | | |2.1 |

|(in terms of single tracks) |2.1 |2.1 | |

|Subway routes | | |101.5 |

|(in terms of double tracks), km |95.0 |99.1 | |

|Roads for motor cars |169.7 |169.4 |169.3 |

| of which hard-surfaced roads |164.6 |164.8 |165.0 |

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|Communications Services |

| | |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| |

|Items mailed, mln. |

| newspapers and magazines |1,278 |1,393 |1,454 |

| letters |317 |346 |381 |

| telegrams |9 |8 |6 |

| packages |7 |7 |10 |

| money orders and pensions |168 |186 |178 |

|Number of long-distance phone calls (including international), mln. |2,276 |3,793 |4,503 |

|Availability of telephones, pcs |

|Number of private telephones per 100 households |50* |51* |54* |

|Number of long-distance public telephones per 100,000 population (including | | |123 |

|international and multipurpose) |102 |110 | |

|Number of public telephones per 10,000 population |5 |4 |2 |

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* Including departmental ones

Favourable location of Ukraine on interception of main transit flows between Europe and Asia, availability of the Black Sea non-frozen ports, developed railroad, road, and pipeline networks on both latitude and meridian directions create all preconditions for increasing volume of transit. Over the 2005 205.6 mln. t of transit goods have passed through Ukraine’s territory. The freights that prevailed were oil and products of its distillation, bituminous materials and mineral wax (76.5 % of total freight). Among all modes of transport pipeline plays the key role (62.2 % of total transit), then railway (35.6 %).

The air space of Ukraine is actively used. The annual number of transit flights performed by international air companies increased by two times over the last five years.

In 2005, 14 Ukrainian air companies were engaged in international regular passenger transportation to 46 countries by 132 routes*1. Among them, most passengers traveled by AeroSvit company and International Airlines of Ukraine. Regular flights to Kyiv were performed by 36 international air companies and 65 foreign cities have direct air connections with Kyiv 65 foreign cities.

Among the services rendered by Ukraine to other countries in 2005 transportation services held the largest share – 73 % (USD 4.5 bln.), of which pipeline services accounted for 43.7 %, railway trains –17.9 %, sea vessels – 17.4 % and air transport – 12.5 %.

There are 20 commercial seaports, 4 fishing and 11 river ports in Ukraine, which are treated 152,1 mln. t of freight. Exports of goods (48 %) and transit of commodities (33 %) dominate in the freight flow passing through Ukrainian ports. Sea and river ports render services to almost than 36 thsd. vessels, 16.5 thsd. of them are of foreign origin.

| State Border Check Points*2 |

| Total – |216 | |

|by mode of transportation |by type of travel |

|of which |of which |

|car – 108 |international – 145 |

|rail – 39 |interstate – 33 |

|sea – 31 |local – 38 |

|air – 22 | | |

|river – 10 | | |

|river ferry – 3 | | |

|pedestrian – 3 | | |

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*1 Source: State Air Transport Administration of Ukraine

*2 Source: Administration of the State Frontier Service of Ukraine

|Living Standards of the Population |

| |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| |

|Incomes of the population, bln. UAH |215.7 |274.2 |365.9 |

|Average monthly wages, UAH |462 |590 |806 |

|Industrial personnel average monthly wages, UAH |591 |743 |967 |

|Average monthly wages of agriculture, hunting and forestry personnel, UAH |219 |311 |437 |

|Average monthly pension, UAH |182.2 |316.2 |405.6 |

|Average size of assistance to low income persons per | | | |

|capita, UAH | | | |

|in cash |67.7 |72.4 |95.5 |

|in kind |45.0 |48.3 |48.8 |

| Dwelling Stock |

| |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Total dwelling stock, | | | |

|mln. sq. m of total space |1,035.7 |1,040.0 |1044.0 |

|average per resident, sq. m of total space |21.6 |21.8 |22.3 |

|Urban dwelling stock, | | | |

| mln. sq. m of total space |661.7 |664.5 |667.8 |

|average per urban resident, sq. m of total space |20.4 |20.5 |21.1 |

|Rural dwelling stock, | | | |

| mln. sq. m of total space |374.0 |375.5 |376.2 |

|average per rural resident, sq. m of total space |24.0 |24.4 |24.9 |

|Share of privatized dwellings in the total space of state housing stock since the | | |80.1 |

|beginning of privatization, percent |74.4 |77.5 | |

|Education |

| | |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Permanent preschool establishments, | | | |

|thsd. |15.0 |14.9 |15.1 |

|childrens enrolled, thsd. |977 |996 |1,032 |

| | | | |

|Boarding schools for orphans | | |54 |

|and children abandoned by their parents |52 |54 | |

|childrens enrolled, thsd. |13.1 |12.6 |12.0 |

| | | | |

|Beginning of academic year |

| |2003/ 2004 |2004/ 2005 |2005/ 2006 |

| | | | |

|Secondary educational establishments, thsd. | | |21.6 |

| |21.9 |21.7 | |

|pupils enrolled, thsd. |6,044 |5,731 |5,399 |

| | | | |

|Professional and technical educational establishments | | |1,023 |

| |953 |1,011 | |

|qualified workers graduated, thsd. |276 |283 |287 |

| | | | |

|Higher educational establishments of I-II levels of accreditation | | |606 |

| |670 |619 | |

|students enrolled, thsd. |593 |548 |505 |

| | | | |

|Higher educational establishments of III-VI levels of accreditation | | |345 |

| |339 |347 | |

|students enrolled, thsd. |1,844 |2,027 |2,204 |

| | | | |

|Per 10,000 population |

|enrolment at higher educational institutions of I-II levels of accreditation | | |108 |

| |125 |116 | |

|enrolment at higher educational institutions of III-IV levels of accreditation | | |470 |

| |387 |429 | |

|Science |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Specialists involved in R&D, thsd. |104.8 |106.6 |105.5 |

| | | | |

| of which those with scientific degrees | | | |

| doctors of sciences |4.0 |4.1 |4.2 |

| candidates of sciences |16.8 |17.0 |17.0 |

| | | | |

|Share of R&D performed in GDP, percent |1.26 |1.19 |1.15 |

Scientific Staff with Scientific Degrees,

by Sex and Age Group

as of October 10, 2005

(persons)

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|Culture |

| | | | |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Libraries, thsd. |20.3 |20.0 | |

|Professional theatres | | |135 |

|(including studio theatres) |135 |133 | |

|Concert organizations |71 |77 |78 |

|Museums (including branches) |394 |422 |437 |

|Cultural institutions of club-type, thsd. | | | |

| |19.6 |19.4 | |

|Production of printed mass media: | | | |

|magazines and other periodicals |2,246 |2,385 |2,146 |

| copies (per year), mln. pcs |130 |124 |127 |

|newspapers (publications) |2,891 |3,014 |2,974 |

| copies (per year), mln. pcs |4,347 |4,508 |4,960 |

|Health Care |

| | | | |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Physicians of all specialities, | | | |

|thsd. |223 |223 |223 |

|per 10,000 population |47.1 |47,4 |47.8 |

|Nursing staff, | | | |

|thsd. |523 |522 |496 |

|per 10,000 population |110.3 |110.9 |106.2 |

|Hospitals, thsd. |3.0 |2.9 |2.9 |

|Hospital beds, | | | |

|thsd. |458 |451 |456 |

|per 10,000 population |96.6 |95.7 |95.3 |

|Number of clinics, thsd. |7.6 |7.7 |7.7 |

|Capacity of clinics, | | |988 |

|thsd. attendance per shift |981 |987 | |

|per 10,000 population |206.8 |209.6 |211.3 |

|Largest Health Resorts |

|(health resort cities) |

|South coast of Crimea |Mountain and pre-mountain area |

|Alushta |of Zakarpattya, Ivano- Frankivsk, |

|Alupka | Lviv and Chernivtsi regions |

|Miskhor |Morshin |

|Yalta |Skole |

|South-East coast of Crimea |Truskavets |

|Feodosiya |Yaremcha |

|Sudak |The Azov sea coast and other |

|West coast of Crimea |health resort areas |

|Evpatoriya |Berdyansk |

|Saky |Novoazovsk |

|The Black sea coast of Mykolayiv, |Primorsk |

|Odesa and Kherson regions |Myrhorod |

|Genichesk |Slovyansk |

|Hola Pristan |Khmilnyk |

|Ochakiv | |

|Skadovsk | |

|Environment |

| |

|Stationary Pollutant Emissions Into the Atmosphere |

| |2003 |2004 |2005 |

| | | | |

|Total enterprises with emissions, units |15,123 |11,023 |10,921 |

|Total emissions, thsd. t |4,087.8 |4,149.3 |4,449.3 |

|Average emission per enterprise, t |270.4 |376.4 |407.4 |

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