Ukraine is situated in the south-eastern part of Central Europe and has its own territory, government, national emblem, flag and anthem. It borders on Russia, Byelorussia, Moldova, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary and Poland on land and Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey on sea.
Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe after Russia, with a total area of about 603,700 sq km. Almost the entire country of Ukraine is a vast flat plain, with elevations generally below 300 m. The Carpathian Mountains intrude at the extreme west, and on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula are the Crimean Mountains. The highest point in Ukraine is Mount Hoverla in the Carpathians, with an elevation of 2061 m.
Ukraine has extremely fertile black-earth soils in the central and southern portions, totaling nearly two-thirds of the territory. Mixed forest vegetation occupied the northern third of the country, forest-steppe the middle portion, and steppe the southern third of the country.
Ukraine is the second-ranking Soviet republic in industrial and agricultural production, after Russia. Long known as the "breadbasket of Europe," Ukraine traditionally had a highly developed agricultural sector because of its vast, fertile lands. It generated more than one-fourth of the total agricultural output of the Soviet Union. Industrial development was a high priority of the Soviet government. In the 1930s Ukraine experienced a rapid and extensive industrial upsurge, mainly in the mineral-rich Donetsk and Kruvy Ryh regions. Because of Soviet development, which emphasized heavy industry, Ukraine possesses one of the most industrialized economies of Europe.
The country is rich in natural resources, such as iron ore, coal, color metal, oil, gas, mineral salts, clay and potential water power. It has developed a varied industry, concentrated mostly in and around big cities, such as Kiev, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Odessa, Kharkov, Lviv, Nickolayev and other. It produces planes and ships, lorries and buses, motorcars and locomotives, computer and electronic equipment, precision instruments and agricultural machines, TV and radioset, chemicals and textiles and various consumer goods. Odessa, Sebastopol, Nickolayev, Kherson and Kerch are main ukrainian ports.
We made an attempt to show you Ukraine as a new market, as a land of opportunities and a place to do business. We want to make the world aware of what potential lies hidden here. Meet Ukrainian manufacturers, look at their products, contact them directly and reap the benefits of this exciting opportunity.
Our intention is to present a massive data-base of Ukrainian companies classified by sectors of economy with a description and photos of each product along with a general overview of industries, marketing reports prepared by western experts, web-sites of Ukrainian Trade & Economic Missions and much more information for the potential importer and investor.
