1. UKRAINE BY: MEGAN MILAN

2. Location Location  Located on Continent of Europe

3.  Capital: Kiev  Population: 44,573,205  Government: Republic  GDP per capita: $3866.99 USD  Public debt of Ukraine (% GDP): 35.89 % of the country’s GDP  Unemployment rate: 7.6%-8%  Population that lives under poverty line: 35% (1176 UAH)

4.  Rule of Law  Limited government  Regulation efficiency Ukraine’s fragile Economy

5. GOVERNMENT & INFORMATION  Ukraine gained independence on August 24, 1991  Chief of state: Acting President Oleksandr TURCHYNOV  Unitary state  Semi-presidential system  Parliamentary system  Legislative branch: Unicameral Supreme Council or “Verkhovna Rada”

6. FORMER PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VIKTOR YANUKOVYCH

7. YANUKOVYCH’S MULTI-MILLION MANSION  Yanukovych claimed to make $25,000 annually  $75 million mansion built  340 acres of land  Exotic animals  Giant marble statues  $100,000 chandeliers

8. UKRAINE POVERTY ALL WHILE…  35% of population live under poverty line  Country is declining economically  Poverty thought to be caused by: - Political bribery -Dysfunctional bureaucracy -Use of personal connections

9. POLITICAL CORRUPTION  Ukraine corruption level: 65%  Most corrupt providences: Odessa & Rivne

10. UKRAINE’S POLITICAL CORRUPTION  When dealing with government permits:  40.2% testified bribe extortion in business regulation and inspection  36.1% bribe extortion in customs  30.2% bribe extortion in judiciary system

11. WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE UKRAINE?  An Anti-corruption legislation should be placed into action immediately  International Aid  World bank is launching a media contest to help counter corruption in the Ukraine

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY  http://www.heritage.org/index/country/ukraine http://www.heritage.org/index/country/ukraine  http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html  http://www.pecob.eu/corruption-ukraine http://www.pecob.eu/corruption-ukraine  http://www.ukrainebusiness.com.ua/news/1983.html http://www.ukrainebusiness.com.ua/news/1983.html