Head of state: Viktor Yanukovych
Head of government:  Mykola Asarov
Form of government: Parlamentary presidential republic
Area: 603,700 km2
Capital: Kyiv
Population: 45.7m
Ethnic groups: 78% Ukrainian, 17% Volodymyr Russian, 5% others
Religions: Russian Orthodox (Moscow Patriarchate), Ukrainian-Orthodox (Kiyv Patriarchate), Ukrainian-Orthodox (autonomous), Greek-Catholic and Roman Catholic, others
Languages: Ukrainian (official language), Russian (mainly in south and east)
Currency: Hryvnia (UAH)
Gross domestic product (gdp) 2010: USD 137.9bn
Change against previous year: +4.2%
Gdp per person 2010: USD 2,999
Swiss colony 2010: 148 persons
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 466m
Change against previous year: +24.6%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 56.1m
Change against previous year: -9.7%