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3. Прочитайте та перекладіть текст “Ukraine”

Ukraine is a sovereign state; its independence was proclaimed in 1991. It has its own territory, higher and local bodies of state power (the Supreme Rada, and local Rada) and government, na-tional emblem, state flag and anthem. Ukraine is situated in the east of Europe. The territory of Ukraine is 603 700 square kilometres. Ukraine borders on Russia, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. It’s washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and has ve-ry important ports. Ukraine is larger than France and Great Britain but considerably smaller than Russia. 5% of Ukraine’s territory is mountainous; the rest part of the Ukrainian area is flat. Uk-raine has the Carpathians and the Crimean Mountains. The Carpathians is the natural mountaino-

us boundary of Ukraine. They are covered with mixed forests of pine, fir, beech and oak trees. There are the thickest forests in Volyn, which are part of the famous Byelovezhskaya Puscha.

The Dnieper is the main river of the country; moreover, it’s the third longest river in Europe. Such rivers as the Dniester, the Danube, the Southern Bug and the Seversky Donets are also im-portant.

The population of our country is about 46 million people. Besides Ukrainians the representatives of many other nationalities live there: Russians, Jews, Belarusians, Moldavians, Romanians, Ta-tars Greeks, Poles, Armenians, Germans, Gypsies and other ethnic minorities. They contributed to Ukraine’s culture and history.

The biggest cities of Ukraine are Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, Odessa, Mykolaiv and others. Kyiv is its capital.

Ukraine is developed industrial and agricultural country. It’s rich in iron ore, coal, natural gas, oil, salt and other mineral resources. Ukraine has such branches of industry as metallurgy, mac-hine-building, power industry, chemical industry and agriculture. Scientists of Ukraine make their contributions of important discoveries and inventions to the world science.

Ukraine has a rich historical and cultural heritage. There are many higher educational establish-ments, theatres, libraries, museums, art galleries in Ukraine. It’s also famous for many outstan-ding writers, poets and musicians.

Ukraine is a member of the United Nation Organization and takes part in the work of many international organizations.

4. Дайте відповіді на питання: 1. What country do you live in? 2. Is Ukraine a sovereign state? 3. What is the territory of Ukraine? 4. What countries does Ukraine border on? 5. What is the population of the country?