Ukraine is a sovereign state; its independence was proclaimed in 1991.
Ukraine is situated in the east of Europe. The territory of Ukraine is
603 700 square kilometres. Ukraine borders on Russia, Belarus, Poland,
Moldova, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. It’s washed by the Black Sea
and the Sea of Azov and has very important ports. Ukraine is larger than
France and Great Britain but considerably smaller than Russia. 5% of
Ukraine’s territory is mountainous; the rest part of the Ukrainian area
is flat. Ukraine has the Carpathians and the
Crimean Mountains. The Carpathians is the natural mountainous
boundary of Ukraine. They are covered with mixed forests of pine, fir,
beech and oak trees. There are the thickest forests in Volyn, which are
part of the famous Byelovezhskaya Puscha. The
Dnieper is the main river of the country; moreover,
it’s the third longest river in Europe. Such rivers as the Dniester, the
Danube, the Southern Bug and the Seversky Donets are also important.
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