Map of Ukraine
Top 10 Biggest Cities in Ukraine ( by population) |
1. Kiev |
2. Kharkiv |
3. Dnipropetrovs’k |
4. Donets’k |
5. Odesa |
6. Zapoizhzhya |
7. L’viv |
8. Kryvyy Rih |
9. Mykolayiv |
10. Mariupol |
Ukraine Known For: |
Brothers Klitschko |
Chernobyl Disaster |
Beautiful Women |
Architecture |
Beautiful Language |
Top 10 Facts About Ukraine |
1. In Ukraine only half the country speaks Ukrainian – with the other half speaking Russian (actually the split is 53/44) |
2. The Ukraine has been independent from the Soviet Union since 1991 |
3. The Ukrainian politician Pylyp Orlyk is famous for creating the world’s very first constitution |
4. The country may have an unusual sounding name, but the word ‘Ukraine’ actually comes from ‘Krai’ meaning border |
5. Aesenalna Station is 105 meters underground making it the world’s deepest Metro station |
6. Kyiv in Ukraine is home to the most popular MacDonald’s in the world which gets over 2 million orders every year! |
7. Ukranian is a beautiful language and is rated as the third most beautiful in the world. It’s also considered the second most ‘melodic’ |
8. Europe’s geographic center is situated in Ukraine placing the country right at the heart of matters |
9. Ukraine is also the largest country that’s located entirely in Europe (though the European ‘portion’ of Russia is larger) |
10. A significant historic event in Ukraine was the Chernobyl accident in 1986. The country suffered a significant radioactive fallout |