Top 10 Facts About Ukraine
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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
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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’
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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 |