Economy

Ukraine is a country with developed scientific and industrial base and a member of the World Trade Organization (since 16 May 2008). Ukrainian economy includes such industries as heavy engineering, ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, shipbuilding, bus, truck, car, tractor and other agricultural machinery, locomotive, lathe, turbine, aviation engine and airplane, power plant equipment production, oil, gas, and chemical industry, etc. Also, Ukraine is a big electricity producer. The whole number of sectors of Ukrainian economy boasts high technology level of development. Ukraine manufactures rocket launch vehicles, space satellites, and space research equipment, plus a wide range of military hardware: tanks, military transport aircraft, surface-to-air missile systems, and optical equipment.