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Ukraine is known as a dreamland. It's beutiful landscape is very appealing to look at and to visit.

__Culture:__

The Ukrainian official language is a Slavic language written in the Cyrillic alphabet of 33 letters. The Ukrainians show their culture through dancing and singing. One of their most traditional dances is the Hopak, which was originally designed for men only, but later allowed woman to dance it as well. In Ukraine their most celebrated holiday is the New Years. People decorate trees and have parties through the night into the New Year. Through the christmas season, children go door to door singing carols and joking in exchange for candies and cookies.

__Government:__

Ukraine has a president that is in office for a five-year term. Their voting age is 18 and up. There is 450 members of Paraliment. Ukraine is called the "breadbasket" for producing more than one-fourth of the USSR's agriculture.

__Flag History:__

The Ukraine flag colors are baby blue and bright yellow. The upper strip of blue represents the open sky, and the lower strip of yellow stands for the wheat fields across the Ukraine.

__Land and Climate:__

The Ukraine is slightly smaller than Texas. Almost 20% of the land is covered by forests. Mostly in the Carpathian Mountains and the northern regions is where they are located. The southern part of Ukraine has very rich soil. Ukraine contains Europe's most largest wetlands which are the Pripiyat Marshes. Ukraine has cold winters and warm summers, although it is surrounded by seas.



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