Ukraine
Continent- Europe
Region – Eastern Europe
Size – 603,500 km2
Geography – Comprises of sea coast, fertile plains, plateaus, highland regions, mountains
Language- Ukrainian
Religion- 33.6% Christians, 0.6% Islam, 0.1% Jewish, 3.8% follows other religions, 62.5% non-religious or do not follow any particular religion
Monetary Unit- Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH)
Natural Resources- Iron ore, coal, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, manganese, graphite, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, titanium, mercury, arable land.
Agriculture- Wheat, barley, rapeseed, sunflowers, sugar beets
Industry- Power generation, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, fuel, chemical and petrochemical, gas, machine-building and metal-working, forest, wood-working, wood pulp and paper, construction materials, food
Neighboring Countries – Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova
Population – 42,539,010 (2016 estimate)
Population Growth Rate- (-) 0.2%
Average Life Expectancy – 70.94 years
Capital City – Kiev (population 2.804 million)
Highest Mountain – Mount Hoverla (2061 m)
Yearly Rainfall – 400-600 mm but lower in the inland areas
Plant Life – Linden, oak, pine, spruce, beech, evergreen and deciduous shrubs and grasses,
Animal Life– Elk, fox, marten, mouflon, roe deer, wildcat, wild pig, wolf, mice, gophers, jerboas, wild boars, brown bears
Bird Life – Nighthawks, raptors, song birds, swifts, waders, waterfowl, Eurasian black vulture, steppe eagle, gray heron
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