“Pakistan in the World” Special on 30th National Day of Ukraine
Ukraine is the land of beauty, land of splendid nature, blue skies and golden fields.
Ukraine is an ancient land, a cradle of eastern Cristian traditions.
Ukraine is a country where everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion feels free and safe.
Ukraine is a very tolerant and peaceful country, a nation of patriots who can protect and defend the Motherland.
Ukraine has rich cultural traditions. It is a birthplace of sweet melodies and dynamic dances.
Ukraine is one of the most educated nations in the world. It has the fourth highest literacy rate in the world.
Ukraine is the motherland of hard-working people;a nation of scientists and investigators, which gives a world many inventions.
Ukraine is open to the future, famous for her space exploration and IT services.
Ukraine – is a heart of Europe, it has the distinction of being the geographical center of Europe.
Ukraine is a land of freedom and love.Glory to Ukraine! Happy 30th Anniversary!
Country’s profile:
National colors – Blue and yellow.
National flag with two equal horizontal bands of azure (top) and golden yellow represent grain fields under a blue sky.
National symbol – Tryzub (Trident)
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Territory: 700 s.km (46-th largest country in the world)
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Ukraine is located in the Central/Eastern Europe at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
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Land boundaries – 5. 618 km, coastline – 2. 782 km. Neighboring countries – Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary.
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The largest country entirely within Europe has a coastline at the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov in the south east.
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Political System of Ukraine:
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Ukraine is a semi-presidential republic. The head of state and commander-in-chief is the president. The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The power is divided among executive, legislative and judicial branches. Executive branch: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the President and approved by the Supreme Council. Legislative branch: unicameral Supreme Council (Verkhovna Rada, the Parliament) of 450 seats.
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Independence Day –August 24. Former Soviet Republic became an independent state after the collapse of the USSR, on 24 August 1991 (more than 90% voted for independence in December 1, 1991 Referendum).
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Population: 41mln.
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77,8% – Ukrainian, 17,3% – Russian, 4,9% – others
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Official language – Ukrainian
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Religion: the majority of the population are of Eastern Orthodoxy, also Greek Catholics (4.5%), Protestants (1.3%), Muslim (0.8%), Roman Catholicism (0,7%)
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Kyiv is the capital city of Ukraine.
Why Ukraine is considered the Silicon Valley of Europe? Ukraine got the 4th largest number in IT professionals in the world
There are 13 Ukrainian companies on Top 100 list of the best outsourcing providers. Ukraine is a key destination for outsourcing with 170,000 skilled IT specialists whose number one area of professional skills is software engineering.
Kyiv is the largest among IT outsourcing destinations in Ukraine. The city boasts Ukraine’s largest IT talent pool comprising over 40,000 specialists in the IT outsourcing sector, which is around 46,6% of all resources in Ukraine. The city has a strong educational system with 68 universities that prepare future IT professionals.
The four top-rated technical universities located in Kyiv include NTUU “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, and National Aviation University.
Kyiv is the most attractive destination for opening an R&D center in Ukraine due to its favorable geographical location and 2 airports with regular flights to major European cities. Such global companies as Microsoft, Samsung Electronics, Wargaming, Boeing, eBay, Siemens, IBM have R&D centers in Kyiv
INTERESTING FACTS about UKRAINE
Antonov 225 “Mriya” – the largest aircraft in the world, produced by Antonov design Bureau, Kyiv, Ukraine.
The world’s first constitution was drafted and introduced in 1710 by Ukrainian Hetman PylypOrlyk. The document was aimed at introducing the separation of powers. It out lined the responsibilities and rights of both citizens and government.
Ukraine possesses some of the most fertile soils in the world, including the famous Chernozems, deep black soils rich in humus. Chernozems occupy about 68 percent of the arable land in the country. With 10% of the World’s black soils (1/3 of Europe) Ukraine is an important player on the global food market.
The Ukrainian cuisine is extremely varied and exciting, with different ethnic minorities and a rich multicultural history bringing a range of different foods to the table. Nonetheless, popular traditional dishes include varenyky (boiled dumplings with mushrooms, potatoes, cottage cheese, or cherries) and holubtsi (stuffed cabbage rolls filled with rice, carrots, and meat). The most famous Ukrainian dish is borsch.
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Over the past five years, Ukraine has become a strong player in the global honey market. Ukraine ranked first in Europe, and the second in the world in terms of honey production.
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The largest desert in Europe is in Ukraine’s south, Oleshky Sands, located in 30 km east of Kherson is the largest expanse of sand in Europe.
