Part # 1: Cities and other places in Ukraine.
Part # 2: People who live in Ukraine.
Part # 3: Agriculture and food innovation in Ukraine.
Part # 4: IT innovation in Ukraine.
Part # 5: Transportation innovation in Ukraine.
5. The area of Ukraine is over 600,000 km2
– well more than 10 times the size of, for example,
Switzerland or Denmark.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html
6. The ancient city of
Tauric Chersonese
and its Chora was
founded by Dorian
Greeks in the 5th
century BC on the
northern shores of
the Black Sea.
The plots supported
vineyards whose
production was
exported by the city
which thrived until
the 15th century.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1411
10. Until 2050, the number of deaths in Ukraine could be nearly
twice the number of births. Accordingly, the population will
decline, and the proportion of Ukraine's population aged 65
and over will rise to 22% in 2050, up from 15% in 2015.
That jump will be greater if life expectancy increases. In
2012, life expectancy for men was 66 years and for women
76 years.
http://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2014/ukraine-population.aspx
12. The power distance in Ukraine is large.
There are strong inequalities among people in Ukraine,
and power holders are very distant in society.
Being the largest country entirely within Europe and
being for almost a century part of the Soviet Union,
Ukraine developed as a very centralized country.
http://geert-hofstede.com/ukraine.html
13. The parliament of Ukraine has 450 members who serve
5 year terms.
Half of the parliament members are directly elected in
single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote.
The other half are directly elected in a single nationwide
constituency by proportional representation vote.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html
18. In no other country in
Europe is so much honey
produced as in Ukraine.
There are almost
3 million bee colonies
in Ukraine.
http://www.uapost.us/en/blog/fantastic-facts-about-ukraine-what-ukrainians-created-the-first-in-the-world-photo/
22. Ukraine ranks 4th in the world in number of
certified IT professionals after the U.S.A,
India, and Russia.
http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2014/06/03/economic-prospects-of-ukraine/
23. The 7 largest IT employers in Ukraine
https://www.epam.com/
http://www.softserveinc.com/
http://www.luxoft.com/ukraine/
https://www.globallogic.com/locations/#ukraine
http://www.ciklum.com/
http://www.nixsolutions.com/
http://www.infopulse.com/
https://www.epam.com/about/news-and-events/in-the-news/2015/top-25-it-companies-in-ukraine-july-2015
27. Igor Sikorsky invented the helicopter.
The pioneer was born in Kiev in 1889.
When he was 12 years old, Sikorsky made a
model of a helicopter, powered by rubber
bands, that rose into the air.
In 1919, Sikorsky emigrated to the USA where
he formed The Sikorsky Manufacturing
Corporation located in Long Island, New York.
http://www.biography.com/people/igor-sikorsky-9483585
http://www.nationalaviation.org/sikorsky-igor/
http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/science-and-technology/igor-sikorsky/
28. Transportation equipment in Ukraine has improvement potential
http://www.elenastravelgram.com/2014/10/ukraine-interesting-facts.html
http://www.elenastravelgram.com/2014/03/the-ultimate-guide-to-ridding-marshrutka.html