Geographical position of ukraine Basic vocabulary

major	головний (більший)
industrial	промисловий, індустріальний
raw materials	сировина
deposits	сховища
iron	залізо, чорний метал
coal	(кам’яне) вугілля
ore	руда
metallurgy	металургія
contribution	внесок
science	наука
to invent	винаходити
landscape	пейзаж, ландшафт
mixed	змішаний
vast	безкраїй, неозорий
artificial	штучний, неприродний
wealth	багатство
consumer	споживач, клієнт
soil	грунт
fertile	родючий
relations	взаємини

Ukraine is a sovereign state. It is situated in the central-eastern part of Europe. It has its own territory, higher and local authorities of state power and government, national emblem, state flag and anthem. The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv.

The population of Ukraine consists of Ukrainians (73.6 %), Russians (21.1 %), Jews (1.3 %), Byelorussians (0.8 %), Moldovians (0.6 %), Poles and Bulgarians (0.5 % each) and other nations. There are 24 administrative regions and the Crimean Autonomious Republic of Ukraine.

The geographical position of Ukraine is very favorable to the development of its relations with European countries, as well as with other countries worldwide. It borders on Russia in the east, Belorussia in the north, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova in the west. In the south, Ukraine is washed by the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

The territory of Ukraine is more than 603.000 sq km. 95 % of Ukrainian area is flat and the rest of it is mountainous issue. Ukrainian Carpathians in the west and the Crimean Mountains in the south make up 5% of the mountainous area. Ukraine is washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov so it has very important ports. The major rivers are the Dnipro, the Dnister, the Pivdennyy Buh, the Sivers'kyy Donets.

The territory of our country has a variety of landscapes as it lies in three main zones: mixed forests, forest-steppes and steppes. There are large forest in the north and west and in the south and east, there are vast steppes.

Flora and fauna of our country are extremely rich. Almost all kinds of animals and birds usual for this type of climate could be found on the territory of our vast land.

The landscape of Ukraine is especially beautiful due to a number of rivers and lakes. There are 131 rivers in Ukraine. The longest rivers are the Dnister, the Donets and the Buh. The Dnipro is the main river in Ukraine. It divides the country into two pretty equal parts, so called Right- and Left-banks.

Along the whole length of the Dnipro there are lots of artificial water storage basins with the hydro-electric power-stations. All main rivers of Ukraine are navigable.

There are more than three hundred cities and towns in Ukraine. The biggest of them are Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dniepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Lviv. Odesa, Mykolayiv, Kherson, Kerch are the most important ports of Ukraine.

The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv. It is an administrative, scientific, industrial, educational, and cultural centre.

Ukraine is rich in such mineral resources as: coal, oil, gas, and different ores. Some of them are of industrial importance. The rich deposits of iron and coal are in the south of Ukraine. The deposits of oil and gas are in the Ukrainian Carpathians (Western Ukraine). Different mineral waters are one more wealth of Ukraine.

Ukraine has many industrial raw materials. It has rich deposits of iron, metals, coal, oil, gas, different ores and other natural resources.

The Academy of Science of Ukraine consolidates many outstanding scientists and research workers famous for their important discoveries and inventions.

Ukraine is a highly developed industrial country. It has many metallurgical and technological, machinery and ship building enterprises, diverse factories manufactory consumer goods.

Ukraine is also an agricultural country. Its black soil is fertile. Its climate is good for cultivating different agricultural plants.

The geographical position of Ukraine is favorable for maintaining close economic relations with many European countries.