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|area         =233,090 sq mi

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'''Ukraine''' is an Eastern European country which was part of Russia and then the [[Soviet Union]] until its independence in 1991. To the north and 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.

'''Ukraine''' is an Eastern European country which was part of Russia and then the [[Soviet Union]] until its independence in 1991. To the north and 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.