We live in Ukraine.Ukraine is a sovereign state.It has its own territory, government,nationalemblem, state flag andanthem.The geographical position of Ukraineis very favourable for the developmentof its relationswith the countries ofEurope, as well as with the countriesthroughout the world.It borders on Russia, Belarus,Moldova, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary,Romania.It is washed by the Black Sea and theSea of Azov.The major rivers are the Dnieper, theDniester, the Donets and others.The territory of Ukraine consistsmostly of plains.The Ukrainian Carpathians and theCrimeanMountains make up only 5 %of its area.It is a well-developed industrial and agriculturalcountry.Ukraine has many natural resources.The population of Ukraine is about50 million people.The biggest cities are Kyiv, Kharkiv,Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa,Lviv, Mykolaiv and others.Ukraine has an ancient history.It has its own original culture and arts.Over recent years people of Ukrainedisplaya keen interest in the Ukrainianhistory and cultural heritage.Nowadays Ukraine has establishednew relations with the countriesthroughout the world.Ukraine is one of the members of theUnited Nations Organization (UNO)and participatesin the work of .Scientists of Ukraine have made a greatcontributionto the world science.
