- Ukraine is the greatest state in Europe . Area of country – 603,7 thousands sq. km, this about 5,7% area of Europe ;
- Extent of Ukraine - a 893 km from a North to the South and on a 1316 km from an East to the West;
- The capital of Ukraine is the city Kiev ;
- A monetary item is Hryvna (UAH). Approximate course of exchange: 1USD=5UAH, 1EUR=6.1UAH.
- The first mentions about Ukraine meet in the records of Herodot, which described environmental conditions South of Ukraine and life of scythians;
- The most first constitution of Ukraine was done in 1710 by the hetman of Ukraine О rlyk Philip;
- On the quantity of population in Europe she yields only to some states ( 49 million persons ) and takes 5 seat;
- Prevailing religion in Ukraine is Christianity;
- A 70% territory of Ukraine occupy lowlands, 25% - sublimity and 5% are mountains;
- The highest point of Ukraine is mountain Hoverla in Carpathians ( 2061 m );
- The greatest tableland is in Carpathians on height of 1758 m above a sea level. It is the flat top of mountain of Palyanytsya ;
- Unique extinct volcano – Кaradag;
- Gipseous cave the longest in the world is Optimistic. A 157 km of its labyrinth is inspected;
- The lowest temperature was marked in Lugansk - -41,9 С ;
- The highest temperature was marked in Lugansk - +41 С ;
- The most moist place in Ukraine are mountains Carpathians ( more than 1500 mm in a year);
- In Ukraine less than all falls out precipitations in the north of peninsula of Crimea ( to 350 mm in a year );
- Dnepr being on territory of Ukraine , is river third on a size in Europe ( 2201 km );
- Lake of Yalpug is the largest lake of Ukraine (149 кв . км .);
- Lake of Svytyaz ' is the deepest lake of Ukraine ( 58,4 м );
- It is considered the greatest storage pool of Ukraine ( if to talk about the area of water mirror ) Kremenchug ( 2252 sq. km. );
- Greatest waterfall in Ukraine – Uchansa (in the Crimean mountains). Water falls from a height 98,5 м ;
- Ukrainian black earths are the fattest lands on Earth;
- In Ukraine there is the largest steppe preserve in the world – А skanyya- Н ova. Here are about 50 types of animals from all mainlands of Earth;
- Velykoanadol'skyy forest is the first artificial forest in the world.
- V. Е . Graff was his founder. Trees planted to them in 1845 were saved until now;
- The oldest tree considers 1300-years-old oak in the natural boundary of Yuzefyn Rovnenskiy region;
- At the atomic stations a 27% electric energy is made in a country. In 1986 in the Chernobyl ' town, north of Kiev , the most serious nuclear failure happened in the world. Now many Ukrainians people against the use of atomic energy;
- Ukraine is included in ten states having the stations in Antarctic Continent;
- By a prominent scientist proving equality of races, there was our compatriot N.N. Mikluho-Maklay.
- Bubka Sergey is one of the most known sportsmen of world is he oftentimes won world championships in pole vaults;
- Vladimir and Vitaly Кlychko is known worldwide boxers possessors of champion belts on many versions.
- Andrey Shevchenko is one of the most known footballers of contemporaneity, possessor of the «Gold ball».
- Dnepropetrovsk has the largest factory on making of space system engineering. At this plant the first artificial companion of Earth was made.
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