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Europe > Ukraine > Introduction
U K R A I N E |
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children across the world have heard of Ukraine- not from maps or geography textbooks, but
from the compilations of Ukrainian Folk Tales which seem to be universally popular.
Stories of magical bears and wolves; of witches and the handsome princes who outwitted
them. Stories which bring a country to life- a country of bitter cold winters and warm,
friendly households. Of potent vodka and
onion-domed churches; of some of the most spectacular architecture in the CIS; of
grasslands stretching as far as the eye can see, of warm Black Sea beaches and the Battleship
Potemkin. This is a country dotted with names familiar to any student of history:
Odessa, Sevastopol, Kiev, Yalta and Chernobyl.
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country which has weathered many storms, from nuclear disaster to forced communism- a
country which is now on the upswing, opening its doors to tourists flocking to Kiev’s
St Sophia Cathedral, to the beaches of Crimea, the national parks of the Western
Carpathians. |
F A C
T B O X |
| Full Country Name |
Ukraine
(Ukrayina) |
| Capital City |
Kiev
(Kyyiv) |
| Total Area |
603,700
sq km |
| Total Population |
49,15,027 |
| People |
Ukrainian,
Russian, Jewish minority |
| Language |
Ukrainian,
Russian, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian |
Religion |
Ukrainian
Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic, Protestant, Jewish |
| Government |
Republic |
| Head of Government |
President Viktor Yushchenko;
Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov |
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