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'''Ukraine''' is a Eastern European country which was part of the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991. To the north-east it shares a border with Russia; it shares a border with Belarus to the north and Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west. The counties of Romania and Moldova are to the south-west. The [[Black Sea]] is to the south and this offers access to the Mediterranean.
'''Ukraine''' is a Eastern European country which was part of the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991. To the north-east it shares a border with Russia; it shares a border with Belarus to the north and Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west. The counties of Romania and Moldova are to the south-west. The [[Black Sea]] is to the south and this offers access to the Mediterranean. The Capital city is Kiev and the main religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
==Geography==
[[Image:Up-map.gif|left|thumb|Map of Ukraine]]
The total area of Ukraine is 603,700 sq. km (233,090 sq. mi). It is the second largest country in [[Europe]]. This is comparable to slightly smaller than [[Texas]]. Its coastline is 2,782 Km.
The land of Ukraine is mostly [[steppe]]s and platues. There are mountains in the west of the country, the [[Carpathians]], and in the Crimean peninsula in the south. The main rivers in Ukraine are the [[Dnieper]] and the [[Dniester]].
The Ukrainian climate is considered temperate continental, but in the Crimea it is [[Mediterranean]]. The levels of precipitation are highest in the west and north, and lower in east and southeast. The winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland, and the summers are warm across the greater part of the country, and hot in the south.
==References==
[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/up.html CIA World Factbook]
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