Important Facts About Ukraine for PSC
Feb 2022|🟡Review|3 min read|26 entries
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This article is a collection of some of the most intriguing and essential facts about Ukraine, the Eastern European country currently under Russian siege.
Important Facts About Ukraine for PSC(26)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Ukraine: Quick & Important Facts for PSCCapital | Kyiv (Kiev) |
| Currency | Hryvnia (â‚´) |
| President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal* |
| Official language | Ukrainian language |
| National anthem is titled “Ukraine Has Not Perished Yet.”National Costume of Ukraine | Vyshyvanka |
| National drink of Ukraine | Horilka(meaning "burning water"), an alcoholic beverage that is often served with chili pepper |
| Bordering countries | Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova & Russia |
| World’s heaviest aircraft | Antonov AN-225 Mriya.wingspan of 88.4 meters and weighs 640,000 kg |
| Deepest Metro Station in the World | Arsenalna station (Kyiv).at a depth of 105.5 meters (346 ft) |
| Biggest nuclear power plant catastrophe in the world | Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant (1986) |
| Yalta Conference (1945) | Stalin, Churchill and Rooseveltmet at Ukraine to discuss European boundaries after WWII |
| Orange Revolution | a peaceful mass protest of 2004 by Ukrainians, which succeeded in forcing the government to overturn the results of a rigged election by Viktor Yanukovych, then prime minister |
| Highest mountain in Ukraine | Mount Hoverla (2061 m, Carpathian mountains)World’s longest musical instrumentTrembitaoriginates from Ukraine |
| Sobriquet | Breadbasket Of Europe |
| Agricultural Produce | World’s largest Sunflower seed producer.3rd largest world producer of potato, pumpkin & buckwheat.4th largest world producer of dry peas.5th largest world producer of maize, cabbage &carrot.6th largest world producer of cucumber & walnuts.6th largest exporter of grain in the world.7th largest world producer of sugar beet, barley, rapeseed & rye.8th largest world producer of wheat.11th largest world producer of apple.13th largest world producer of tomatoes |
| Minerals & Natural Resources | Natural Gas–Second-biggest known gas reserves in Europe |
| Coal | World’s 7th largest & Europe’s 2nd largest coal reserveIron–ranks 6th in global iron ore production |
| Uranium | World's 9th largest producer of uranium.largest uranium deposit in Europe,accounts for 1.8% of the world’s uranium deposit |
| Manganese | 8th the top ten producers of manganese ore in the world.largest manganese ore reserve in Europe |
| Titanium | largest titanium reserve in Europe & 6th in titanium extraction globally |
| Gallium | 2nd in gallium extraction globally |
| Germanium | 5th in germanium extraction globally |
| Graphite | 7th largest producer worldwide of graphite |
| Lithium | Lithium fields in Ukraine are concentrated in Zaporizhzhia oblast (Kruta Balka area), Donetsk (Shevchenkivske field), and Kirovohrad (Polokhivske field, Dobra area)China was the largest importer of Ukrainian titanium and iron ores.2022 Russian invasion–a large-scale invasion by Russia which began on February 24, 2022* |
| Snake Island 13 | A group ofThirteen Ukrainian border guards who were stationed on Snake Island, refused to surrender and were supposedly killed during the battle |
Ukraine: Quick & Important Facts for PSCCapital
Kyiv (Kiev)
Currency
Hryvnia (â‚´)
President
Volodymyr Zelensky
Prime Minister*
Denys Shmyhal
Official language
Ukrainian language
National anthem is titled “Ukraine Has Not Perished Yet.”National Costume of Ukraine
Vyshyvanka
National drink of Ukraine
Horilka(meaning "burning water"), an alcoholic beverage that is often served with chili pepper
Bordering countries
Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova & Russia
World’s heaviest aircraft
Antonov AN-225 Mriya.wingspan of 88.4 meters and weighs 640,000 kg
Deepest Metro Station in the World
Arsenalna station (Kyiv).at a depth of 105.5 meters (346 ft)
Biggest nuclear power plant catastrophe in the world
Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant (1986)
Yalta Conference (1945)
Stalin, Churchill and Rooseveltmet at Ukraine to discuss European boundaries after WWII
Orange Revolution
a peaceful mass protest of 2004 by Ukrainians, which succeeded in forcing the government to overturn the results of a rigged election by Viktor Yanukovych, then prime minister
Highest mountain in Ukraine
Mount Hoverla (2061 m, Carpathian mountains)World’s longest musical instrumentTrembitaoriginates from Ukraine
Sobriquet
Breadbasket Of Europe
Agricultural Produce
World’s largest Sunflower seed producer.3rd largest world producer of potato, pumpkin & buckwheat.4th largest world producer of dry peas.5th largest world producer of maize, cabbage &carrot.6th largest world producer of cucumber & walnuts.6th largest exporter of grain in the world.7th largest world producer of sugar beet, barley, rapeseed & rye.8th largest world producer of wheat.11th largest world producer of apple.13th largest world producer of tomatoes
Minerals & Natural Resources
Natural Gas–Second-biggest known gas reserves in Europe
Coal
World’s 7th largest & Europe’s 2nd largest coal reserveIron–ranks 6th in global iron ore production
Uranium
World's 9th largest producer of uranium.largest uranium deposit in Europe,accounts for 1.8% of the world’s uranium deposit
Manganese
8th the top ten producers of manganese ore in the world.largest manganese ore reserve in Europe
Titanium
largest titanium reserve in Europe & 6th in titanium extraction globally
Gallium
2nd in gallium extraction globally
Germanium
5th in germanium extraction globally
Graphite
7th largest producer worldwide of graphite
Lithium*
Lithium fields in Ukraine are concentrated in Zaporizhzhia oblast (Kruta Balka area), Donetsk (Shevchenkivske field), and Kirovohrad (Polokhivske field, Dobra area)China was the largest importer of Ukrainian titanium and iron ores.2022 Russian invasion–a large-scale invasion by Russia which began on February 24, 2022
Snake Island 13
A group ofThirteen Ukrainian border guards who were stationed on Snake Island, refused to surrender and were supposedly killed during the battle
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