Our Mission Field

UKRAINE

INTERESTING FACTS

• Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km² (233,062 mi²)

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• The country of Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe after Russia

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• The geographic centre of Europe is within the boundary of Ukraine

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• Ukraine is bisected by the large Dniepr River running north to south, emptying into the Black Sea

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• Ukraine’s government has both a president and a prime minister

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• Ukraine is one of the largest exporters of grain in the world

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• The national currency of Ukraine is called the Hryvnia

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• Kiev (Kyiv), the capital of Ukraine, is one of the oldest cities in Europe, predating the existence of the countries of Ukraine and Russia. It has a population of 2.8 million (2013)

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• Khreshchatyk Street in Kiev has the shortest yet widest main city street in the world. Its length is 1.2 km

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• Kiev has the deepest metro station in the world

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• Kiev is home to numerous beautiful Orthodox cathedrals

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• The Ukrainian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet. Most Ukrainians in the east and central Ukraine speak Russian

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• Milla Jovovich, Hollywood actress and supermodel, was born in Kiev, Ukraine

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• Mila Kunis, Jewish actress, was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine

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• Ukrainians wear their wedding rings on their right hand instead of their left