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+====== Ukraine ======
+==== Unitary democratic state ====
+Ukraine is a unitary democratic state - all the administrative units that make up the state are organized in the same way and are subordinate to the central bodies that determine their system and properties. [([[https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/volodimir-zelenskij-ukrayina-nezalezhna-unitarna-j-demokrati-57805|President]])]
+==== Kyiv ====
+Kyiv is Ukraine's largest city and the seventh most populous in Europe, with just under 3 million people living there. [([[https://www.statista.com/statistics/424989/largest-cities-in-ukraine/|Statista]])]
+==== 46th in the world ====
+The area of the country is 233,030 sq mi - Ukraine ranks 46th in the world in terms of area. [([[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-countries-in-the-world-the-biggest-nations-as-determined-by-total-land-area.html|World Atlas]])]
+==== Low GDP ====
+According to a report by the International Monetary Fund, Ukraine has the lowest GDP per capita in Europe, not exceeding $3,000. [([[https://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/pages/publication958_en.pdf|Europa]])]
+==== Name origin ====
+The term "Ukraine" as a common name appeared in the Middle Ages and originally meant the name of border geographical regions. [([[https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/europe-human-geography/|National Geographic]])]
+==== 300 thousand years ago ====
+According to archaeological data, the primitive man appeared on the territory of modern Ukraine 300 thousand years ago. [([[https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~cpd/history.html|South Hampton University]])]
+==== Bosporan Kingdom ====
+In the centuries VIII-VI BC, the first Greek colonies were established in the Crimea and at the mouth of the Bohu and Don, from which developed the oldest known state encompassing the so-called "Bosporan Kingdom", named after the Strait of Kerch (Kimmerian Bosporus). [([[https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-ancient-history/bosporan-kingdom/3202ED95CBFD048320F8FE01CD427BB3|Cambridge]])]
+==== Crimean Goths ====
+In later centuries, tribes of Goths appeared in the southern area of present-day Ukraine (Goths inhabited Crimea until 1778). [([[http://www.gotica.de/boranica.html|Gotica]])]
+==== The partitions ====
+As a result of the partitions, almost all of Ukraine (with the exception of Red Ruthenia, Transcarpathia, and Bukovina, which were annexed to Austria) became part of the Russian Empire. [([[https://www.britannica.com/place/Ukraine|Britannica]])]
+==== Nazi occupation ====
+After Germany attacked the USSR in 1941, about seven million people of various nationalities were killed and murdered in Ukraine. [([[https://www.britannica.com/place/Ukraine/The-Nazi-occupation-of-Soviet-Ukraine|Britannica]])]
+==== Chernobyl nuclear power plant ====
+On April 26, 1986, one of the world's worst nuclear disasters occurred at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant. [([[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nuclear-disaster-at-chernobyl|History]])]
+==== Independence ====
+Ukraine gained independence from the USSR in 1991. [([[https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/three-decades-ukraines-independence|Wilson Center]])]
+==== The hryvnia ====
+In 1996, the hryvnia, the official currency of Ukraine, was introduced into circulation. Twice, in 2008 and 2013, the hryvnia was voted the most beautiful currency in the world. [([[http://www.upns.org/62-news/latest-news/156-hryvnia-beautiful|Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society]])]
+==== The flag ====
+The flag of Ukraine is a rectangle divided into two stripes: blue and yellow. [([[https://www.capetocasa.com/flags-of-europe/|Capetocasa]])]
+==== Tryzub ====
+The emblem of Ukraine is the Tryzub (Trident), which first appeared on coins minted by Vladimir I the Great. [([[https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-historical-significance-of-the-Tryzub-to-Ukrainian-people-heraldry-Ukraine-history|Quora]])]
+==== Chernozem ====
+The dominant soil type in Ukraine is chernozem, occupying about 60% of the country. [([[https://www.fao.org/3/i3905e/i3905e.pdf|FAO]])]
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