Ukrainian borders

Total area-603,628 km2

Capital-Kiev

Official language: Ukrainian

Recognized regional languages: Russian, Crimean Tatar

Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic

Legislature: Verkhovna Rada

Currency: Hryvnia (UAH)

Population: 46.481.000

Ukrainians

77.8%

Russians

Belarusians

Moldovans

Crimean

Tatars

Bulgarians

Hungarians

Others

Demographics of Ukraine

Ukrainian Orthodox Church- Kiev Patriarchate 39.8%

Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Patriarch of Moscow 29.4%

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church 14.1%

Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 2.8%

Protestantism 2.4%

Roman Catholicism 1.7%

Islam 0.6%

Others 2.2%

Religion

SPORT

2.Boxing 3.Ice Hockey1.Football

4.Basketball 6.Rhytmnic

gymnastics5.Gymnasitcs

Borscht – beet soup often made with meat

Kapusnyak: soup made with pork, salo (pork fat),sauerkraut and served with sour cream

Rosolnyk: soup with pickles.

Yushka: fish soup, made of fresh-water fish, usually carp. Similar to the Russian cuisine, Ukha,

which is also a fish-soup.

Zelenyi Borstch("Kvaskova Zupa" or "Shchaveleva Zupa"): water or broth based soup with sorrel

and various vegetables, served with chopped hard boiled egg and sour cream.

Varenyky (Perogy): Dumplings stuffed with fillings such as potato and cheese, often served

boiled

Salo: salted (or occasionally raw) unrendered pork fat lard

Syrniki, fried quark cheese pancakes, garnished with sour cream, jam, honey, or apple sauce.

Kutia: traditional Christmas dish, made of poppy seeds, wheat, nuts, honey, and delicacies.

Torte: many varieties of cakes, from moist to puffy, most typical ones being Kyjivskyj, Prazhskyj,

and Trufelnyj. They are frequently made without flour, instead using ground walnuts or almonds.

Горілка

Водка

Beer (пиво, pyvo)

Wine (вино, vyno)

Mead (мед, med, or медовуха, medovukha)

Alcoholic

Non-alcoholic

Kompot (компот): a sweet beverage made of dried or fresh fruits and/or berries boiled in

water.

Uzvar (узвар): a traditional compote made of dried fruit, mainly apples, pears and prunes.

Kvas (квас): a sweet-and-sour sparkling beverage brewed from yeast, sugar and dried rye

bread.

Ryazhanka (ряжанка): another kind of natural yogurt made of baked milk.

Castles

Olesko Castle

Pidhirtsi Castle

Zolochiv Castle

Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle Livadia Palace in Yalta

Buki Old Town (Lviv)