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Ukrainian flag |
| Country |
Ukraine |
| Capital |
Kiev (Kyyiv) |
| Location |
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia |
| Size |
603,700 sq km |
| Terrain |
most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, mountains being found only in the west (the Carpathians), and in the Crimean Peninsula in the extreme south |
| Climate |
temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south |
| Languages |
Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian |
| Nationality |
noun: Ukrainian(s)
adjective: Ukrainian |
| Religion |
Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish |
| Currency |
hryvnia (UAH) |
| Exports |
ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, food products |
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