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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.
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.
==Government==
Ukraine is a [[Parliament|parliamentary]] [[democracy]]. It has three branches: the ''legislative'', the ''executive'', and the ''judicial''. The [[president]] is elected by popular vote, as is the [[parliament]], [[Verkhovna Rada]] (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада). The [[Prime Minister]] is appointed by the parliament. Ukrainian politics are divided mostly along pro-Western and pro-Russian lines. The current President is [[Viktor Yushchenko]], and the current Prime Minister is [[Viktor Yanukovych]].
==References==
==References==
[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/up.html CIA World Factbook]
[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/up.html CIA World Factbook]