Ukraine

By Sergiy Vouchok

It’s all about the name...

Official name: Ukrayina

Meaning of the name: “Borderland”

National motto: Volia, Zlahoda, Dobro

Meaning of the motto: Liberty, Agreement,

Kindness

Ukrainian Coat of Arms

Geographicly talking...

Continent: Europe

Capital: Kiev (Kyiv)

Area: 603,700 km²

Population: 47 million

Ukrainian map of administrative regions

Nowadays, in Ukraine...

Official Language: Ukrainian

Demonym: Ukrainian

President: Viktor Yanukovich

Currency: Hryvnia / Grivnia

Currency

Singing and dancing...

Religion: Orthodox christianity

Workmanship: Needlework, painting, dolls and pysanky

Folk dances: hopák, polca, arcan, jora

Gastronomy: golubtsi, nalesneki, borsch

Pysanky and Matrushka

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