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==Geography==
==Geography==
The total area of Ukraine is 603,700 km<sup>2</sup> (233,090 sq. mi), making it, after Russia, the second largest country in [[Europe]]. Its coastline is 2,782 km.
The total area of Ukraine peior to 2014 was 603,700 km<sup>2</sup> (233,090 sq. mi), making it, after Russia, the second largest country in [[Europe]]. Its coastline was 2,782 km.
The land of Ukraine is mostly [[steppe]]s and plateaus. There are mountains in the west of the country, the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]], and in the Crimean peninsula in the south. The main rivers in Ukraine are the [[Dnieper]] and the [[Dniester]].
The land of Ukraine is mostly [[steppe]]s and plateaus. There are mountains in the west of the country, the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]]. 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.
The Ukrainian climate is considered temperate continental. 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.
[[Kyiv]], [[Kharkiv]], [[Odessa|Odesa]] and [[Lviv]] are important cities of the country.
[[Kyiv]] and [[Lviv]] are important cities of the country.
==Demography==
==Demography==