1. TERNOPIL REGION TERRITORY OF DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH

2. TERNOPIL REGION ON THE MAP OF EUROPE

3. TERNOPIL REGION: GENERAL INFORMATION DATE OF FOUNDATION: December 4, 1939 TERRITORY: 13 800 km 2 POPULATION: 1,1 mln inhabitants ADMINISTRATIVE AND TERRITORIAL DIVISION: 17 districts, 1 city, 1021 villages REGIONAL CENTER: Ternopil City (220 000 inhabitants) DISTANCE TO KIEV: almost 500 km CLIMATE: subcontinental

4. TERNOPIL REGION: GENERAL INFORMATION REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SHOWING IN 2007 GROSS REGIONAL PRODUCT: 1.1 bln USD INDUSTRY PRODUCT: 554.5 mln USD AGRICULTURE PRODUCT: 594.1 mln USD FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENTS: 392.1 mln USD RETAILE TRADE TURNOVER: 950.5 mln USD SERVICES: 178.3 mln USD FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER: 305 mln USD REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 4.7% SALARY PER MONTH: 187 USD

5. TERNOPIL REGION: TERRITORY OF DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT

8. JSC “Good Water” Joint Venture “Vatra-Schreder” “Vinisan”, ltd “Sanza-Top”, ltd “SE Bordnetse - Ukraina”, ltd “Billerbeck - Ukraina”, ltd “Segers-Ukraine”, ltd “Lindevang”, ltd “Agroprogres - Terebovlia”, ltd “Unipak-Ukraine”, ltd 151 enterprises with foreign capital work on the territory of Ternopil Region

9. TERNOPIL REGION: TERRITORY OF DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT

11. CIS countries Europe Asia America Australia and Oceania Africa EXPORT IMPORT

12. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF TERNOPIL REGION TRADE GATES ONTO THE CENTER, EAST, NORTH AND SOUTH OF UKRAINE TRADE GATES ONTO THE CENTER, EAST, NORTH AND SOUTH OF UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE AND RAILWAY CORRIDORS PASS THROUGH THE TERRITORY OF THE REGION INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE AND RAILWAY CORRIDORS PASS THROUGH THE TERRITORY OF THE REGION DISTANCE TO NEIGHBOUR COUNTRIES : 220 km KIEV : 500 km DISTANCE TO NEIGHBOUR COUNTRIES : 220 km KIEV : 500 km DENSE NETWORK OF HIGHWAYS AND RAILWAYS DENSE NETWORK OF HIGHWAYS AND RAILWAYS ADVANTAGEOUSGEOPOLITICAL LOCATION LOCATIONADVANTAGEOUSGEOPOLITICAL

13. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF TERNOPIL REGION CONSIDERABLE NATURAL AND RESOURCE POTENTIALCONSIDERABLE POTENTIAL HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE LAND RESERVE FOREST AND WOOD RESERVE 300 DEPOSITS OF NON-ORE RAW MATERIALS: sandstone, gypsum, sawed stone, chock, mergel, limestone, stone shot DEPOSITS OF MINERAL WATER AT 42 LAND PLOTS

14. UNIQUE TOURIST AND RECREATION POTENTIAL UNIQUE TOURIST AND RECREATION POTENTIAL 308 MONUMENTS OF NATURE, 89 RESERVATIONS, 18 MONUMENTS OF PARK ART 3738 MONUMENTS OF HISTORY, ARCHEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, 2 STATE AND 1 NATIONAL HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURE RESERVES 200 000 ha OF LANDSCAPE TERRITORY, 421 UNITS OF NATURAL AND PRESERVE FUND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF TERNOPIL REGION

15. 28 HIGH SCHOOLS INCLUDING 2 NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES 28 HIGH SCHOOLS INCLUDING 2 NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES 16 SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS EMPLOYING MORE THAN 3 000 SPECIALISTS 16 SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS EMPLOYING MORE THAN 3 000 SPECIALISTS 24 PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 12,5 THOUSAND PUPILS, 60,8 THOUSAND STUDENTS, 226 DOCTOR AND 1476 PHD LEVEL 12,5 THOUSAND PUPILS, 60,8 THOUSAND STUDENTS, 226 DOCTOR AND 1476 PHD LEVEL HIGH LABOR CAPACITY CAPACITY SPHERES OF SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT: GAS TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT ELECTRICITY SOURCES LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ANTENNAS COMPLEXES BIO TECHNOLOGIES ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION EXPERIMENTAL AND PRACTICAL MEDICINE

16. PRIORITIES IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TERNOPIL REGION PRIORITY I INCREASE OF INVESTMENTS IN PRIOR INDUSTRIES OF ECONOMY PRIORITY II PROMOTION OF RESOURCES AND ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGIES IMPLEMENTING QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PRIORITY III DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITY IV DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROMOTION OF CULTURE AND TRADITIONS PRIORITY V SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LABOR RESOURCES AND EFFICIENT SYSTEM OF SOCIAL SECURITY

17. PRIOR INDUSTRIES FOR INVESTING IN TERNOPIL REGION INDUSTRY OF HIGH TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRY OF HIGH TECHNOLOGIES TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION OF NEW ENERGY TYPES FROM THE RENEWABLE SOURCES PRODUCTION OF NEW ENERGY TYPES FROM THE RENEWABLE SOURCES TOURISM AND RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS

18. CONTACT INFORMATION TERNOPIL REGIONAL STATE ADMINISTRATION 8, Hrushevskoho Street, Ternopil, 46021, UKRAINE tel./fax: +38 0352 520788 http://www.oda.te.gov.ua e-mail: oda@te.gov.ua