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Ukraine Cities with Hotels
 Ukraine, republic in eastern Europe,
bounded on the north by
Belarus and
Russia; on the east by
Russia; on the south
by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov; on the southwest by
Romania and
Moldova;
and on the west by Hungary,
Slovakia, and
Poland. Formerly the Ukrainian Soviet
Socialist Republic (SSR) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR),
Ukraine is a founding member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),
which in December 1991 succeeded the USSR. Ukraine includes the Crimean
Autonomous Republic, which was elevated from an oblast to a constituent republic
in 1991 (see Crimea). Kyyiv (Kiev) is the capital and largest city.
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Ukraine -
Land and Resources
With a total area of about 603,700 sq km (about 233,090 sq
mi), Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe after
Russia. Almost
the entire country of Ukraine is a vast flat plain, with elevations
generally below 300 m (about 984 ft). The Carpathian Mountains intrude at
the extreme west, and on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula are the
Crimean Mountains. The highest point in Ukraine is Mount Hoverla in the
Carpathians, with an elevation of 2061 m (about 6762 ft). Most major rivers
flow south to the Black Sea; they include the Dnepr in central Ukraine, the
Southern Bug and Dnestr rivers in the west, the Donets in the east, and the
Danube in the far south. The Western Bug, however, flows northward through
the western part of the country and joins the Wisla (Vistula), which empties
into the Baltic Sea.
The climate of Ukraine is temperate continental, with a
subtropical Mediterranean climate prevalent on the southern portions of the
Crimean Peninsula. The average monthly temperature in winter ranges from -8°
to 2° C (17.6° to 35.6° F), while summer temperatures average 17° to 25° C
(62.6° to 77° F). The Black Sea coast is subject to freezing, and no
Ukrainian port is permanently ice-free. Precipitation generally decreases
from north to south; it is greatest in the Carpathians, where it exceeds
more than 1500 mm (58.5 in) per year, and least in the coastal lowlands of
the Black Sea, where it averages less than 300 mm (11.7 in) per year.
Ukraine has extremely fertile black-earth soils in the central and southern
portions, totaling nearly two-thirds of the territory. The original
vegetation of the area formed three broad belts that crossed the territory
of Ukraine latitudinally. Mixed forest vegetation occupied the northern
third of the country, forest-steppe the middle portion, and steppe the
southern third of the country. Now, however, much of the original vegetation
has been cleared and replaced by cultivated crops. Much of the original
wildlife has also disappeared, but many animal species still remain. Mammals
include deer, beaver, and marten. Birds include the Eurasian black vulture,
the steppe eagle, and the gray heron.
"Ukraine," Microsoft® Encarta® 97 Encyclopedia.
© 1993-1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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