France–Ukraine relations
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France–Ukraine relations are foreign relations between France and Ukraine. Diplomatic relations between both countries were established in 1992. France has an embassy in Kiev and Ukraine has an embassy in Paris. Since 2006, Ukraine is an observer in the Francophonie.
Country comparison
Population | 66,628,000 (2016)[1] | 42,418,235 |
Area | 674,843 km2 (260,558 sq mi) | 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi) |
Population density | 99/km2 (256/sq mi) | 73.8/km2 (191.1/sq mi) |
Capital | Paris | Kiev |
Largest city | Paris – 2,234,105 (12,161,542 Metro) | Kiev (2,900,92) |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic | Unitary semi-presidentialconstitutional republic |
Official languages | French | Ukrainian |
Main religions | 58% Christianity
31% Irreligious 4% Islam 1% Judaism 1% Buddhism 5% Other |
62.5% non-Religious, 33.6% Christianity, 0.6% Islam, 3.3% Other |
Ethnic groups | 84% French
7% Other European 7% North African 2% Other |
77.8% Ukrainians, 17.3% Russians, 0.6% Belorussians, 0.5% Moldovans, 0.5% Crimean Tatars,
0.4% Bulgarians, 0.3% Hungarians, 0.3% Romanians, 0.3% Poles, 1.7% Others/Unspecified (2001 Census) |
State visits
French President Jacques Chirac made a state visit to Ukraine in September 1998.[2]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko paid a state visit to France on June 26, 2017, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron.[3] Poroshenko also visited Senlis to meet the Ukrainian community of France and honor memory of Anne of Kiev — Queen of France.[4]
Economic cooperation
In the first six months of 2017 the trade between the countries grew by 15.2%.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ INSEE, Government of France. "Évolution de la population jusqu'en 2014 – champs France hors Mayotte" (in French). Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in:
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(help) (French departments without Mayotte: 65,821,000 inhabitants) INSEE, Government of France. "Populations légales dans les collectivités d'outre-mer et Mayotte". Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in:|accessdate=
(help) (Mayotte : 212,645 inhabitants – overseas collectivities : 337,191 – new Caledonia : 245,580) Total (French departments+French overseas collectivities+New Caledonia) - ↑ "Jacques Chirac apporte son soutien à l'Ukraine". La Croix. September 5, 1998.
- ↑ "Differing with U.S., Macron stands by Minsk accords to resolve Ukraine crisis". uk.reuters.com. June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Poroshenko met with the Ukrainian community of France and honored the memory of Anne of Kyiv". frontnews.eu. June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Trade turnover between Ukraine, France grows by over 15% in six months". Ukrinform. September 11, 2017.