Visa: Entrance visa is registering by Ukrainian diplomatic representatives and consulate institutions in your country. Time: Middle-european+1 hour. City transport: metro, bus, taxi, tram. Holidays: 1.01.- New Year, 7.01.- Christmas, 8.03.-International Women’s Day, 1.05.-Worker’s Day, 9.05.- Victory Day, 28.06- Constitution Day, 24.08- Independence Day, Trinity ( Whitsun), Easter. Transport: air, railway and car ways connect Ukraine with different parts of the world.
UKRAINE. FACTS AND FIGURES Territory: 603,7 thousand sq. km. Population: 47,9 million people. Government form: presidential-parliamentary republic. Administrative division: 24 Oblasts (provinces) and Autonomous republic of Crimea. Ukraine major cities are Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odesa, Lviv. Capital: Kyiv (2,6 million people). Language: Ukrainian is the official language. Religion: The major part of believers in Ukraine are Christians. Climate: Moderately continental, in the South of Crimea – subtropical.
Natural description: Ukraine is washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, 14% of territory is covered with forests, 5% - mountains – Ukrainian Carpathians (the highest pick is Hoverla 2061m) and Crimean mountains (Roman-Kosch, 1545m). There are over 70 000 rivers crossing the territory of Ukraine. Dnipro is the longest river of the country. There are over 3000 lakes. There are several National Parks and Natural Reserves, many parks and gardens. The biggest National Parks and Natural Reserves are: Askania Nova, Sofyivka, Shatsky National Park.
Historic and cultural heritage: The roots of Ukrainian culture date back to antiquity. Numerous memorabilia belonging to various civilizations that at different times existed within the present-day Ukraine’s boundaries witness all phases of the national cultural formation. You are welcome to visit museums of world significance, outstanding historic and cultural monuments of different epochs and peoples, marvelously preserved palaces, churches, cathedrals, fortresses and many other sights. Numerous history, art and literature museums, art galleries, theatres and concert halls will acquaint you with world renowned specimens of classic Ukrainian art. The majority of our traditions and customs has survived through the centuries and today are carefully preserved by the Ukrainians in their national art, folklore and handicrafts.
National cuisine:the most popular Ukrainian dishes: Ukrainian borsch with pampushkas (roll buns), vareniki (dumplings), chicken Kiev. The Ukrainians also like pirogi (pies), blini (pancakes stuffed with mushrooms, berries, etc), goloubtsy (stuffed cabbage-rolls) with sour-cream, doughnuts with cherry. Ukrainian Cuisine Recipes
Ukrainian Souvenirs: Returning home from Ukraine it would be nice to add to the impressions about this country some Ukrainian souvenirs preserving ethnic color and folk traditions. Exquisite hand-made embroidery, original ceramics and articles of straw cannot but leave people indifferent. Wooden plates, spoons, boxes and trays, painted Easter eggs, incrusted maces, straw averters, ceramic pots, dolls etc. are very popular among tourists. The Ukrainian Petrikivka decorative painting attained international fame. The name “Petrikivka” derives from the name of the old Cossack village in Dnepropetrovsk Region, Ukraine, founded in 1772, and well known, like Khokhloma in Russia, to the judges of folk art far beyond Ukraine.
