Украина /Eng./

Ukraine depends on imports of energy, especially natural gas.Output in 1992-98 fell to less than half the 1991 level.Loose monetary policies pushed inflation to hyperinflationary levels in late 1993.Chief of state: President Leonid D.5 billion kWh (1998).% (1998 est.).Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia.49 00 N, 32 00 E.Commonwealth of Independent States.26,050 sq km (1993 est.).