Welcome to Ukraine

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General Description : Situated in southeast Europe, the country consists largely of fertile black soil steppes. Mountainous places include the Carpathians in the southwest and the Crimean chain in the south. Ukraine is bordered by Belarus on the north, by Russia on the north and east, by the Black Sea on the south, by Moldova and Romania on the southwest, and by Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland on the west.

CLIMATE : Generally, Ukraine is recognized to be one of the climatically relaxing countries. Did you know that the number of hours of sunlight varies from 1700 in the north to more than 2400 in the south. Did you know that the temperatures vary predominantly from the north to the south, in the Ukrainian Carpathians - from the northwest to the southeast. Did you know that the lowest temperature of January and February is -7... -8°C (on the plains of Crimea - 0°C, on it's southern shore - up to +3... +4°C). Did you know that the highest average July temperature is +17... +19°C (north and northwest) and +22... +23°C (south and southeast). Within the Carpathians it can go down to +13... +14°C, and to +16°C in the Crimean Mountains.

Population StatsPopulation: 46,299,862 (July 2007 est.)