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Бєльська С. М. UKRAINE

The territory of Ukraine is about 603.700 thousand square kilometres. Our country stretches for 1.300 km from east to west and 900 km from north to south. The country is situated in the center of Europe. It borders on Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Belarus. The geographical position of Ukraine is ideal for the development of its economy due to the natural resources, too.

We find the Carpathian Mountains with the highest peak Hoverla (2.061 m) in the west of Ukraine. The Carpathians are young mountains. They are characterized by flat summits and gentle slopes. The flat area of the treeless summit is called a polonyna. There are the Crimean Mountains with the highest peak Roman-Kosh (1.545 m) in the south of Ukraine. Their slopes are steep.

Ukraine is washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov in the south. The main ports are Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiyv. Ukraine has over 131 rivers. The largest rivers are the Dnipro, the Dnister, the Danube, the Southern Buh and the Siversky Donets. There are over 3.000 lakes throughout Ukraine. The largest freshwater lakes are Lake Yalpuh and Lake Svytiaz.

Since 1991 Ukraine has been an independent country. The population of Ukraine is estimated to be about 43 mln. people. Kyiv is the capital and the biggest city of Ukraine. The country is a parliamentary-presidential republic. The head of the state is the president. The parliament of Ukraine is called Verkhovna Rada. The national symbols of Ukraine include the flag, the coat of arms and the national anthem.