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Ukrainian Foundation for Democracy “People First" CEO Viktor Tkachuk Editor’s Note: The following is a special column by the Ukrainian Foundation for Democracy “People First,” a nongovernmental organization that seeks to strengthen democracy in Ukraine. CEO Viktor Tkachuk’s weekly columns frequently are published online at www.kyivpost.com and www.kyivpost.ua.

This is a special report on the performance of the Ukrainian government in 2011 in rankings across 23 international indicators.

At the beginning of 2010, the People First Foundation published a report on Ukraine’s standing within the family of nations using comparative data prepared by Ukrainian and international experts and reputable international organizations.

This data ranked Ukraine’s performance across a wide spectrum of indicators.

This year we have repeated the research in-order to measure the governments overall performance in improving the living standards, financial stability and reputation of Ukraine during 2011.

All of the information in this report has been taken from verifiable open sources.