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What You Need to Know

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Country name:

long form: none
short form: Ukraine
local short form: Ukrayina
local long form: none
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

What the people are called:

noun, singular: Ukrainian
noun, plural: Ukrainians
adjective: Ukrainian

Ethnic groups:

Ukrainian (78%), Russian (17%), Belarusian, Moldovan, Crimean Tatar, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian, Polish, Jewish, and other.

U.S. Embassy

U.S. Embassy Kyiv
10 Yurii Kotsiubynskiy St.
Kyiv 01901 Ukraine

Tel:(380) 44-490-4000
Fax:(380) 44-236-4892

Web site: http://www.usemb.kiev.ua

Canadian Embassy

Canadian Embassy
Yaroslaviv Val 31
Kyiv 01901 Ukraine

Tel:(380) 44-464-1144
Fax:(380) 44-464-0598

Web site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canadaeuropa/ukraine/

Money:

1 Hryvnya (UAH) = 100 kopiyok (singular: kopiyka)
(currency conversion)

Time Zone:

GMT +2 (What's GMT?)
(GMT +3 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October)

Phone/Internet info:

Country Area Code: 380

There are Internet cafes in Kyiv, Odessa, Lyiv, and Cherkassy.

Mobile phone coverage varies, but is available (GSM 900 and 1800 networks). International calling cards also provide a way to contact (calling to or from the U.S. or Canada). You may want to consider renting a compatible phone and service plan.

Major languages spoken:

Ukrainian (official), Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian

Alphabet:

The written language is significantly different than English letters: See it here.

Major holidays:

Public holidays 2004

Jan 01 - New Year's Day
Jan 07 - Orthodox Christmas Day
Mar 08 - International Women's Day
Apr 09 - Orthodox Good Friday
May 01-02 - Labor Days
May 09 - Victory Day
Jun 15 - Holy Trinity
Jun 28 - Constitution Day
Aug 24 - Ukrainian Independence Day

Common names:

• Behind the Name: Ukrainian Name.
• 20,000 Names From Around the World: Ukrainian Names
  Girls' Names
  Boys' Names

~Nancy Ashe

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