Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe and covers 603,700 square kilometres. The Dnipro River with its many tributaries unifies central Ukraine economically, connecting the Baltic coast countries with the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The mouth of the Danube River provides an outlet for Ukrainian trade with the Balkans, Austria and Germany.
Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe. Its population ranks fifth in Europe (after Germany, Italy, Great Britain and France) and twenty-first in the world. Ukraine has the largest consumer market in Eastern Europe and is an ideal platform for manufacturing and export in Russia and EU.
• Ease of doing business ranking: 1421 • Economic freedom ranking: 1522
Ukraine was Singapore’s 55th largest trading partner in 2009 with total trade amounting to S$1 billion3.
Singapore-Ukraine bilateral trade (S$ Thousands):
2008
2009
Imports
1,256,740
723,894
Exports
266,518
288,328
Total Trade
1,523,258
1,012,223
Source: IE Singapore's StatLink
1 World Bank Doing Business 2010 report 2 2009 Index of Economic Freedom 3 IE Singapore's StatLink
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Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe and covers 603,700 square kilometres. The Dnipro River with its many tributaries unifies central Ukraine economically, connecting the Baltic coast countries with the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The mouth of the Danube River provides an outlet for Ukrainian trade with the Balkans, Austria and Germany.
