Ukraine

Notable facts

• Ukraine has the largest area of any country entirely within Europe.
• Its chernozem black soil is among the most fertile in the world, and the country is a leading exporter of sunflower oil, wheat and maize.
• Kyiv’s Saint Sophia Cathedral dates from the 11th century, and Kyivan Rus was a major medieval power.
• The Chornobyl exclusion zone has become an unintended wildlife refuge.

World Heritage 8 sites

• Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra 1990 · Cultural
• L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre 1998 · Cultural
• Struve Geodetic Arc 2005 · Cultural · shared between 10 countries

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National dish

Borschtборщ Beetroot soup with meat stock, cabbage and root vegetables, served with sour cream and pampushky.

The culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking was added to the UNESCO heritage list in 2022, on the emergency list, after the invasion.