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Biggest birth rate in Ukraine over all previous years of independence registered in 2009

Family, Youth and Sports Minister Yuriy Pavlenko informed that about 530,000 babies have been born in 2009 (510,000 in 2008). The number of families with 2 and 3 kinds has also increased, Pavlenko noted.

"Foreign experts say this is a natural result of the systematic and effective work by the bodies of state power," he said.