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It’s all about the name... Official name: Ukrayina Meaning of the name: “Borderland” National motto: Volia, Zlahoda, Dobro Meaning of the motto: Liberty, Agreement, Kindness

Official name: Ukrayina

Meaning of the name: “Borderland”

National motto: Volia, Zlahoda, Dobro

Meaning of the motto: Liberty, Agreement, Kindness

Ukrainian Coat of Arms

Ukrainian Coat of Arms

Geographicly talking... Continent: Europe Capital: Kiev (Kyiv) Area: 603,700 km² Population: 47 million

Continent: Europe

Capital: Kiev (Kyiv)

Area: 603,700 km²

Population: 47 million

Ukrainian map of administrative regions

Ukrainian map of administrative regions

Nowadays, in Ukraine... Official Language: Ukrainian, Russian Demonym: Ukrainian President: Viktor Yushchenko Currency: Hryvnia / Grivnia

Official Language: Ukrainian, Russian

Demonym: Ukrainian

President: Viktor Yushchenko

Currency: Hryvnia / Grivnia

President

President

Currency

Currency

Life in Ukraine... HDI: 0,788 – Medium GDP per capita: US$ 2.274 Life expectancy: 67 years

HDI: 0,788 – Medium

GDP per capita: US$ 2.274

Life expectancy: 67 years

Ukrainian people

Ukrainian people

Singing and dancing... Religion: Orthodox christianity Workmanship: Needlework, painting, dolls and pysanky Folk dances: hopák, polca, arcan, jora Gastronomy: golubtsi, nalesneki, borsch

Religion: Orthodox christianity

Workmanship: Needlework, painting, dolls and pysanky

Folk dances: hopák, polca, arcan, jora

Gastronomy: golubtsi, nalesneki, borsch

Pysanky and Matrushka

Pysanky and Matrushka

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