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'''Ukraine''' (Ukrainian: Україна, ''Ukrayina'') is a nation in Eastern Europe.  A contiguous state, it is bordered by [[Poland]], [[Romania]], and [[Republic of Moldova]] to the west, [[Hungary]] to the north, and [[Russia]] to the east.   
 
'''Ukraine''' (Ukrainian: Україна, ''Ukrayina'') is a nation in Eastern Europe.  A contiguous state, it is bordered by [[Poland]], [[Romania]], and [[Republic of Moldova]] to the west, [[Hungary]] to the north, and [[Russia]] to the east.   
  
The capital of Ukraine, [[Galicia and Lodomeria|Lviv]], is located in the western portion of the country.  
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The capital of Ukraine, [[Dnipro|Kiev]], is located in the northern portion of the country.  
  
 
It is a founding member of the [[Entente]]
 
It is a founding member of the [[Entente]]

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Ukraine
Flag of Ukraine   Coat of Arms of Ukraine

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General
General rank 16
Anthem "Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля"
Capital Kyiv
Demographics
Language Ukrainian, Russian, English
Population 1583File:Jos.png
Politics
President imamradyk
Party UA National-Republican Party
Economics
Currency UAH
Minimum salary 5 UAH File:Sus.png
Average salary 6.90 UAH File:Jos.png
Communication
IRC http://www.erepublik.in.ua/

Map of Ukraine

Last update April 26, 2009


Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, Ukrayina) is a nation in Eastern Europe. A contiguous state, it is bordered by Poland, Romania, and Republic of Moldova to the west, Hungary to the north, and Russia to the east.

The capital of Ukraine, Kiev, is located in the northern portion of the country.

It is a founding member of the Entente

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Icon-Ukraine.png Regions of Ukraine

Situated in the heart of Eastern Europe. Currently the country is comprised of thirteen regions:

The original territory of Ukraine is composed of several regions: BassarabiaBukovinaDnipro (occupied by Icon-Switzerland.png), DonbasGalicia and LodomeriaSubcarpathia (occupied by Icon-Mexico.png), Taurida (occupied by Icon-Republic of China (Taiwan).png), Volhynia (occupied by Icon-Australia.png), Zaporozhia (occupied by Icon-Portugal.png), 

Its current territories are listed below:

Original Owner Resource
Donbas Icon-capital.gif Icon-Ukraine.png Icon - Iron.png Iron
Auvergne Icon-France.png Icon - Grain.png Grain
Bassarabia Icon-Ukraine.png Icon - Fish.png Fish
Bratislava Icon-Slovakia.png Icon - Grain.png Grain
Burgundy Icon-France.png Icon - Limestone.png Limestone
Central Black Earth Icon-Russia.png Icon - Fruits.png Fruits
Cork Icon-Ireland.png Icon - Wood.png Wood
Eastern Netherlands Icon-Netherlands.png Icon - Cattle.png Cattle
Fars Icon-Iran.png Icon - Oil.png Oil
Franche-comte Icon-France.png Icon - Fruits.png Fruits
Galicia and Lodomeria Icon-Ukraine.png Icon - Iron.png Iron
Jamtland Harjedalen Icon-Sweden.png Icon - Deer.png Deer
Limousin Icon-France.png Icon - Grain.png Grain
Podolia Icon-Ukraine.png Icon - Iron.png Iron
Siveria Icon-Ukraine.png Icon - Grain.png Grain
Sloboda Icon-Ukraine.png Icon - Grain.png Grain
Tibet Icon-China.png Icon - Cattle.png Cattle
Western Transdanubia Icon-Hungary.png Icon - Aluminum.png Aluminum
Wisconsin Icon-USA.png Icon - Grain.png Grain


Population and Demographics

Home to roughly a thousand citizens, Ukraine boasts a relatively diverse population and hosts a number of visible minority groups, including ethnic Hungarians, Romanians, Poles, Russians, and Americans. This cultural heterogeneity is reflected in Ukraine's variety of employed languages: though the official state language is Ukrainian, nearly all government publications are issued in English, and most national newspapers are published in English or Hungarian with Ukrainian or Russian secondary translations.

Economy

Industries, Goods, and Trade

Rich in grain and iron but devoid of any other natural resource, Ukraine depends almost wholly on iron mining to sustain its economy. Small amounts of wood, oil, and diamonds are imported by companies involved in other industries, but most of these businesses are owned by foreign interests and produce goods only for sale on foreign markets; likewise, no construction of any sort takes place within the nation's borders. In fact, the domestic market for goods of any type is extremely limited in Ukraine; food, gifts, and weapons available for purchase are generally of extremely low quality (the latter being available only through import).

Ukraine currently enjoys unrestrained trade.

Taxes

Taxes in Ukraine are generally low, with import taxes on most goods being set at the minimum allowable level and citizens enjoying income tax rates of 10% or less in every industry. Gifts and moving tickets, however, are subject to protective tariffs which nearly double their cost when imported.


Product Work Tax Import Tax VAT
Icon - Food Q3.png Food 25% 5%
Icon - Weapon Q2.png Weapon 25% 5%
Icon - Aircraft Q1.png Aircraft weapon
Icon - Moving ticket Q3.png Moving ticket 5% 1%
Icon - House Q3.png House 5% 1%
Raw material Work Tax Import Tax VAT
Icon - Food Raw Materials.png Food raw material -
Icon - Weapon Raw Materials.png Weapon raw material -
Icon - Aircraft Weapon Raw Materials.png Aircraft weapon raw material -
Icon - House Raw Materials.png House raw material -
*Updated: April 8th, 2011

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Government

Ukraine is a unitary republic governed by a one-branch legislature and administrated by a president. Due to recent political and geographic shifts, the size of Ukraine's congress currently fluctuates regularly; at the present time, the body is comprised of 40 sitting congressman. Presidents in the First Ukrainian Republic are unknown.

Icon position country president.gif Presidents

Date Term Began President Party
5 March 2009 Imre Norbert Jimmy Carter Party
5 April 2009 Imre Norbert Jimmy Carter Party
5 May 2009 Falban Ukranian Masonic Pirates
5 June 2009 PetiB Ukranian Masonic Pirates
5 July 2009 Danylo Halytskyj United Ukraine
5 August 2009 Danylo Halytskyj United Ukraine
5 September 2009 Danylo Halytskyj United Ukraine
5 October 2009 Ivan Sirko United Ukraine
5 November 2009 MAXHO Independent Ukraine
5 December 2009 Vigil Vox Independent Ukraine
5 January 2010 Alexis M. Pasichny Independent Ukraine
5 February 2010 Alexis M. Pasichny Independent Ukraine
5 March 2010 Alexander II The Great United Ukraine
5 April 2010 Alexey Mac United Ukraine
5 April 2010 Geka Rock 'n Roll Party
5 June 2010 Ivan Sirko United Ukraine
5 July 2010 Rostislav Kazkar United Ukraine
5 August 2010 Venta United Ukraine
5 September 2010 damil Unkranian Democratic Party
5 October 2010 Vigil Vox Unkranian National Party
5 November 2010 Babenko Unkranian National Party
5 January 2011 KOCTa Unkranian National Party
5 February 2011 Tikhenko Independent Ukraine
5 March 2011 Cruk Shino UA National-Republican Party
5 April 2011 Cruk Shino UA National-Republican Party
5 May 2011 Mykhalevych Independent Ukraine
5 July 2011 Taras Zasnovnyk Independent Ukraine
5 August 2011 Kostjantyn UA National-Republican Party
5 September 2011 Drugabuser UA National-Republican Party

Political Parties

There are currently three registered political parties in Ukraine. As none of these parties existed at the time of the most recent Ukrainian congressional elections (24 April 2009), none holds any seats in the current congress; officially, all sitting representatives are without party affiliation.

Party Name Abbr. Founded Economic Social President Members Congress Seats
United Ukraine UU 4 May 2009 Center-right Authoritarian Ivan Sirko 370 6
OYH OYH Center-right Authoritorian Burkotun 188 5
Independent Ukraine IU 4 May 2009 Center-left Liberterian Cruk Shino 181 10
Ukrainian Democratic Party UDP Center-right Libertarian Geka 178 6
Ukrainian Republican Party URP Center-right Libertarian Gelato1987 130 6
Buddhists party BP Center Liberterian anpkiev 103 0
Anime-party Center Libertarian Chudylo 74 2
Anarcho-Communists of Ukraine ACPU 15 October 2009 Far-left Anarchist Waldhausen 80 2
Cossaks Party Center-right Libertarian Bogdan Rybachok 44 1
Ukrainian Patriots Center Libertarian kaplya.natport 33 1
LanZone-Sloboda Center Libertarian Alex AG 25 0

MPP List

This country doesn't have any mutual protection pacts at the moment.


Embargo List

This country doesn't have any trading embargoes at the moment.


Icon achievement Media Mogul on.gif History

Ukraine's history can be divided into three discrete eras of independent rule separated by two periods of subjugation to foreign authority.

First Ukrainian Republic

Founded as an original nation of the New World, Ukraine remained sparsely populated and largely undeveloped for much of its early history. While source material pertaining to this era is scant, evidence indicates low birth rates combining with a population gradually decreasing in activity to create a nation that, by March 2008, had become a social and cultural desert. For reasons unknown, however, a month later Ukraine's fortunes had dramatically improved. By early May, birth and immigration rates had increased significantly, creating a small but close-knit community of Ukrainians united around a Dungeons & Dragons theme.

Romanian Period

By mid-May 2008, Ukraine had grown enough to attract the attention of Romania, which subsequently extended an offer of union to then-President somethingclever. For reasons which remain unclear, the union was never consummated, and on 14 May President Alex Craciun of Romania declared war on Ukraine. The Romania-Ukraine War, which lasted only three days, still ranks as one of the New World's quickest wars; by 17 May, Romania had overrun all thirteen regions of the country, and independent Ukraine ceased to exist for the first time in New World history.

During a subsequent period of control which lasted nearly a year, Romania attained a level of economic production previously unknown in Ukrainian regions. Taking particular advantage of fertile soil in Volhynia and rich mineral deposits in Podolia, Romanian workers flooded into western Ukraine to establish large farms and mines. With the infrastructure for these raw materials firmly established, bakeries and weapon factories soon followed, as did various other businesses which relied on goods imported from other regions of Romania for production. By March 2009, the population of Podolia had swelled to nearly 2000, well above its prewar level, with a similar trend observable in Volhynia.

Despite Romania's economic hegemony, however, calls for Ukrainian independence did not go unnoticed during the period. Rallying around the central figure of expatriate Hnat Khotkevych, whose newspaper Ukrainian Diaspora (now The Trident) served as a de facto mouthpiece for the movement, Ukrainians voiced their desires for freedom from Romania. While at first these cries were met with little satisfaction, in March 2009 a sudden reversal would bring them hope at last.

Second Ukrainian Republic and Hungarian Period

On 3 March 2009, for reasons which remain unclear, Romania began a resistance war to liberate the region of Subcarpathia. The region was liberated a day later, signaling the rebirth of an independent, one-region Ukrainian state with its capital at Uzhhorod.

In the ten months of Ukraine's foreign control, however, the New World had changed significantly, and these changes would immediately affect the young nation's character and future. The reorganization of the world's nations into the PEACE GC and ATLANTIS alliances in August 2008 would pit Romania against many of her European neighbors, a condition only exacerbated by the emergence of Hungary, just to the Romanian northwest, as the first serious challenger to her dominance of Eastern Europe. In this new world order, in which Romania and Poland would clash against Hungary, Turkey, and Indonesia, Ukraine would quickly emerge as a key battleground in the fight for dominance. Almost immediately the new Ukrainian republic came under Hungarian influence, and on 5 March, Hungarian Minister of Finance Imre Norbert was elected President of Ukraine. Within the following month, an all-Hungarian congress was elected with the stated goal of protecting Ukrainian interests from Romania and Poland, bringing a degree of political stability to the nation. On March 5 2010, Ukraine invaded its hostile neighbor Russia in Central Black Earth and North Caucasus. Both attacks ended in failure.

Big Ukraine

Ukraine annexed from Republic of Moldova Nortern Bassarabia and from Belarus Brestskaya and Minskaya.

Territorial Annexations

After Poland-Ukraine War and Ukraine-Turkey War,Ukraine remains just with Subcarpathia.

See also