| Kyiv (Kiev) is the seventh most populous city in Europe after Moscow, London, Paris, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Madrid with population about 3 500 000. Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural centre of Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions and world-famous historical landmarks. The city has an extensive infrastructure and highly developed system of public transport, including the Kiev Metro. Kiev was classified as a Beta global city as of 2004. Sister cities : Ankara, Athens, Baku, Belgrade, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Chicago, Chişinău, Edinburgh, Florence, Helsinki, Kraków, Kyoto, Leipzig, Minsk, Munich, Odense, Paris, Pretoria, Riga, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Santiago de Chile, Sofia, Stockholm, Tallinn, Tampere, Tbilisi, Toronto, Toulouse, Warsaw, Wuhan, Vienna, Vilnius, Pereira, Yerevan Ukrainians constitute the largest ethnic group in Kiev, and they account for 82.2% of the population. Russians comprise 13.1%, Jews 0.7%, Belarusians 0.6%, Poles 0.3%, Armenians 0.2%, Azerbaijanis 0.1%, Tatars 0.1%, Georgians 0.1%, Moldovans 0.1% Киев Украина sound: GOURYELLA - WALHALLA ( TIESTO ) & ATB DONT STOP |
