The most positive achievement of our country in 2008 year was its entering into the World Trade Organization.

This is the result of a specialists opinion poll carried out by PRT Communication Group and forwarded to us.

In particular, within frames of the poll, more than 100 specialists determined the Top-10 of the most positive and negative "achievements" of Ukraine in 2008.

According to specialists, the most negative "achievement" was the decrease of the Ukrainian population to almost 46 million people.

In the opinion of specialists, among the achievements of Ukraine in 2008, there are well-known victories of our athletes, introduction of uncompromising fines for traffic rules violations, and the refusal of deputies to carry out a snap parliamentary poll.

Besides, the highest birth rate over the last years was observed in Ukraine namely in the year 2008. Among other positives are the highest levels of auto-, consumer goods and property sales indexes compared to several last years.

Talking about negative phenomena, the specialists mentioned a significant decrease of the gross domestic product due to a collapse of a whole range of strategic fields, the highest death rate over the last years at Ukrainian roads, a collapse of the hryvnia's value at the end of the year, a devastating flood in the western region, and a late response of Ukrainian authorities to the world financial crisis.