| Terrain Ukraine :
| most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, mountains being found only in the west (the Carpathians), and in the Crimean Peninsula in the extreme south
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| Natural hazards Ukraine :
| NA
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| Environment current issues Ukraine :
| inadequate supplies of potable water; air and water pollution; deforestation; radiation contamination in the northeast from 1986 accident at Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant
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| Environment international agreements party to Ukraine :
| Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
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| Geography note Ukraine :
| strategic position at the crossroads between Europe and Asia; second-largest country in Europe
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| Flag description Ukraine :
| two equal horizontal bands of azure (top) and golden yellow represent grainfields under a blue sky
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| Agriculture products Ukraine :
| grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk
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| Industries Ukraine :
| coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing (especially sugar)
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