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We live in the country of Ukraine which is the member of the commonwealth of Independent States. Ukraine has its own territory, government, national emblem, flag and anthem.Ukraine is situated in the south -eastern part of Central Europe. It borders on Russia, Byelorussia, Moldova, Slovakia, Roumania, Hungary and Poland on land and Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Roumaina and Turkey on sea.
The territory of Ukraine is mostly a level, treeless plain, called steppe.There are the Crimean Mountains in the Crimean Peninsula and the Carpathians in the west, but they are not very high. Mixed forests of pine and firtrees, beeches, limes, oaks and elms cover the mountains, but the thickest woods can still be found in the northern part of the republic, in Volyn. Kiev and Cherkasy lie in the midst of the Ukrainian southernmost pine forest. The main Ukrainian River is the Dnieper, of course. It’s one of the longest European rivers and one of the republic’s main sources of hydroelectric power. The Dnieper and its tributary the Ross had been the cradle of the Ukrainian and Russian people in time immemorial.
The climate of the republic is moderate, winter is rather mild, with no severe frosts but with regular snowfalls everywhere except the south. The rivers and lakes freeze in winter. The average winter temperature varies from –20 0C Centigrade in the north to –3-5 0C in the south. Summer is quite hot and dry with occasional showers and thunderstorms. The fertile black soil is well watered in spring and autumn and gets plenty of sunshine in summer.
Due to favorable climatic conditions, Ukraine is traditionally an agricultural area. It grows wheat, maize, buckwheat and other corn, green and red vegetables, all kinds of fruit, melons and berries.
Ukraine is one of the world’s main centers of sugar production. It produces sugar both for it's own needs and for export.
The republic is rich in natural resources, such as iron ore, coal, color metals, oil, gas, mineral salts, clay and potential water power. It has developed varied industry concentrated mostly in and around big cities, such as Kiev, Zaporozhye, Dnyepropertovsk, Dnyeprodzerzhinsk, Odessa, Kharkiv, Lvov, Nickolayev and other. It produces planes and ships, lorries and buses, motor – cars and locomotives, computers and electronic equipment, precision instruments and agricultural machines, TV and radio – sets, chemicals and textiles and various consumer goods. Odessa, Sebastopol. Nickolayev, Khyerson and Kerch are the republic’s main ports.
Strategic location — Center of Eastern Europe, traditional export platform
Population — 52 million, 62% urban, 6 cities with over 1 million population, Kyiv — largest capital in EE (3 mln)
Economy — powerhouse in 1989, among 12 largest in the world, drastically contracted, poised today for recovery, huge domestic market re-development
Industry — metallurgy, heavy industry, high tech, shipbuilding, consumer goods, aerospace
Agriculture — "breadbasket" of Europe, now basket case undergoing slow reform process
We live in a small
fine green and cosy town Trostyanets.
It is located 60 km southeast the regional city-centre Sumy.
The population of the town is about 30 thousand
inhabitans.
We like our town very much.