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Official language: Ukrainian
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Climate: moderately temperate continental climate, except for Southern Crimea, where the climate is subtropical, of the Mediterranean type. The Carpathian climate is also mild, with warm winter and rainy summer.
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Capital: Kyiv
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Independence: August, 24, 1991
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Location: Central-Eastern Europe, part of the East-European plain, between 44»20′ and 52»20′ N and 22»5′ and 41»15’E.
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Best time to visit: summer, late spring and early autumn.
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Area: 603 700 km2
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Average winter temperature is from +5° to -12° C. In the Southern regions average winter temperature is 0° C (+32° F).(+32° F).
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Population: 47 732 079 (25th in the world)
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Currency: hryvnia (letter code UAH, digital code 980)
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Average summer temperature is from +18° to +30° C, although maximum temperature can be more than +35° C.
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Time zone: GMT+2 (UTC+2)
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Interner top-level domain: ua
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International phone code: 380
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