|
 | Kiev General Tips | Tips 1 - 10 of 290 |  |
Popular General Tips | Miscellaneous General Tips Tips | All Tips (290)
 | |  |  | Geopolitical Description of Ukraine | Tip Rating:   |  |  | |  |
Rather mor of general information: Ukraine is situated in Eastern Europe. In the south, Ukraine is washed by the Black and Azov Seas. The territory: 603,7 th.sq.km. The population: more than 51 mln.people The length : from the West to the East is 1316 km, from the North to the South is 893 km , the borders are 6500 km. Far points : in the North is v. Petrivka (Chernigiv oblast); in the South is the cape Saritch (Autonomous Republic of Crimea); in the West is Tchop (Transcarpathian oblast); in the East is v.Chervona Zirka (Luhansk oblast). Neighboring countries : Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Russia, Belarus. Climate : in East-European flatland (95% of the territory) and in the Ukrainian Carpathian and Crimean mountains (5 % of the territory) the climat is mostly continental, akin to subtropical in the south of Crimean coast. Annual precipitation - flatland - 300-700 ËË, Crimean mountains - 1000-1200 ËË, Ukrainian Carpathian mountains - over 1500 mm. Air temperature: Average annual air temperature, grad ÿ is: January - -5C, July - +25C.
Almost to the topic :) The largest rivers: Length on the territory of Ukraine (total length), km Dnipro 981(2201) The largest lakes and lagoons, sq.km Sasik (Kunduk) 205 Dnister 360 The highest mountain peaks, m The Ukrainian Carpathian mountains The Crimean mountains Hoverla 2061 Roman-Kosh 1545 Leave a Comment
|
 | |  |
| | | | Ukraine - the nation | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Ukraine is situated in Eastern Europe and lies in the Dnieper River basin. The river devides Ukraine into two halves - appropriately referred to as the Right Bank and The Left Bank. Neighboring Ukraine are the countries of Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. In the South Ukraine is washed by the Black and Azov Seas. The climate is generally temperate or continental. Only on the South Coast of the Crimea, does a subtropical, Mediterranean climate exist. The average low temperature in January is -7C, the average high +19C, in July. The area of Ukraine is 603,700 sq.km, the population is more than 51,728,400.
Ukraine is home to a variety of nationalities: Ukrainians, Russians, Belarussians, Jews, Moldovans, Poles, Hungarians, Romanians, Tatars ans Greeks, are the groups that are predominantly represented. The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv. Kyiv occupies more than 790 sq.km and sits on the both banks of the Dnipro river. Its population is 2,635,300 Leave a Comment
|
| | |
On July 16, 1990, the Verhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Act on the National Sovereignty of Ukraine. On August 24, 1991, the Verhovna Rada proclaimed the Act of Independence of Ukraine. An all-Ukrainian referendum, held on December 1, 1991, confirmed this Act of Independence of Ukraine. On June 28, 1996, the Constitution , the main Law of Ukraine was passed, according to which Ukraine is a Presedential-Parliamentary Republic, including 24 administrative regions and the Autonomous Rebublic of Crimea. The National Symbols of the State are the National Flag, the National Emblem and the National Anthem.
The National Flag of Ukraine is two equal horisontal blue and yellow strips. The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv. The President of Ukraine is the Chief Executive and acts on behalf of the state. He is elected by general equal and direct elections under secret voting for a five-year term and no more than for five years running. The Verhovna Rada is the Ukrainian sole legislative authority. Evecutive power is exercised by the Cabinet of Ministers. Main national holiday is Independence Day, August 24. Leave a Comment
|
| | |
Golden Gate was the main gate of old Kiev. it was built in XI century. In XVII century the gate was half destroyed that was discribed in travellers' notes. In XVIII the gate was filled up under ground. In 1832 Lokhvitsky archeologist began works of reconstruction. But it was 2 walls only. Then 140 hundreds years later , in 1970, gate was completely reconstructed and open for the tourists in 1982. The gate is situated on Vladimirskaya Street. In 1997 the monumet to Yaroslav Mudry was placed near of gate. Leave a Comment
|
More Sponsored Links for Kiev |
|
on May 28, 2006
Kiev
on October 8, 2004
on May 3, 2007
