Ukraine is a unitary democratic state - all the administrative units that make up the state are organized in the same way and are subordinate to the central bodies that determine their system and properties. ¹⁾

Kyiv is Ukraine's largest city and the seventh most populous in Europe, with just under 3 million people living there. ²⁾

The area of the country is 233,030 sq mi - Ukraine ranks 46th in the world in terms of area. ³⁾

According to a report by the International Monetary Fund, Ukraine has the lowest GDP per capita in Europe, not exceeding $3,000. ⁴⁾

The term “Ukraine” as a common name appeared in the Middle Ages and originally meant the name of border geographical regions. ⁵⁾

According to archaeological data, the primitive man appeared on the territory of modern Ukraine 300 thousand years ago. ⁶⁾

In the centuries VIII-VI BC, the first Greek colonies were established in the Crimea and at the mouth of the Bohu and Don, from which developed the oldest known state encompassing the so-called “Bosporan Kingdom”, named after the Strait of Kerch (Kimmerian Bosporus). ⁷⁾

In later centuries, tribes of Goths appeared in the southern area of present-day Ukraine (Goths inhabited Crimea until 1778). ⁸⁾

As a result of the partitions, almost all of Ukraine (with the exception of Red Ruthenia, Transcarpathia, and Bukovina, which were annexed to Austria) became part of the Russian Empire. ⁹⁾

After Germany attacked the USSR in 1941, about seven million people of various nationalities were killed and murdered in Ukraine. ¹⁰⁾

On April 26, 1986, one of the world's worst nuclear disasters occurred at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant. ¹¹⁾

Ukraine gained independence from the USSR in 1991. ¹²⁾

In 1996, the hryvnia, the official currency of Ukraine, was introduced into circulation. Twice, in 2008 and 2013, the hryvnia was voted the most beautiful currency in the world. ¹³⁾

The flag of Ukraine is a rectangle divided into two stripes: blue and yellow. ¹⁴⁾

The emblem of Ukraine is the Tryzub (Trident), which first appeared on coins minted by Vladimir I the Great. ¹⁵⁾

The dominant soil type in Ukraine is chernozem, occupying about 60% of the country. ¹⁶⁾