2. Ukrainian borders

3. Capital-Kiev
Total area-603,628 km2
Official language: Ukrainian
Recognized regional languages: Russian, Crimean Tatar
Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
Legislature: Verkhovna Rada
Currency: Hryvnia (UAH)
Population: 46.481.000

4. Demographics of Ukraine
Ukrainians
Russians
Belarusians
Moldovans
Crimean
Tatars
Bulgarians
77.8% Hungarians
Others

5. Religion
Ukrainian Orthodox Church- Kiev Patriarchate 39.8%
Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Patriarch of Moscow 29.4%
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church 14.1%
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 2.8%
Protestantism 2.4%
Roman Catholicism 1.7%
Islam 0.6%
Others 2.2%

6. 1.Football 2.Boxing 3.Ice Hockey
SPORT
4.Basketball 5.Gymnasitcs 6.Rhytmnic
gymnastics

7. Borscht – beet soup often made with meat
Kapusnyak: soup made with pork, salo (pork fat),sauerkraut and served with sour cream
Rosolnyk: soup with pickles.
Yushka: fish soup, made of fresh-water fish, usually carp. Similar to the Russian cuisine, Ukha,
which is also a fish-soup.
Zelenyi Borstch("Kvaskova Zupa" or "Shchaveleva Zupa"): water or broth based soup with sorrel
and various vegetables, served with chopped hard boiled egg and sour cream.

8.  Varenyky (Perogy): Dumplings stuffed with fillings such as potato and cheese, often served
boiled
 Salo: salted (or occasionally raw) unrendered pork fat lard

9. Syrniki, fried quark cheese pancakes, garnished with sour cream, jam, honey, or apple sauce.
Kutia: traditional Christmas dish, made of poppy seeds, wheat, nuts, honey, and delicacies.
Torte: many varieties of cakes, from moist to puffy, most typical ones being Kyjivskyj, Prazhskyj,
and Trufelnyj. They are frequently made without flour, instead using ground walnuts or almonds.

10. Alcoholic
 Горілка  Mead (мед, med, or медовуха, medovukha)
 Водка
 Wine (вино, vyno)
 Beer (пиво, pyvo)

11. Non-alcoholic
 Kompot (компот): a sweet beverage made of dried or fresh fruits and/or berries boiled in
water.
 Uzvar (узвар): a traditional compote made of dried fruit, mainly apples, pears and prunes.
 Kvas (квас): a sweet-and-sour sparkling beverage brewed from yeast, sugar and dried rye
bread.
 Ryazhanka (ряжанка): another kind of natural yogurt made of baked milk.

14. Olesko Castle
Castles Pidhirtsi Castle
Zolochiv Castle

15. Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle Livadia Palace in Yalta
Buki Old Town (Lviv)