This is why Ukraine matters. πΊπ¦
It is the second largest country by area in Europe by area and has a population
of over 40 million – more than Poland.
Minerals: π’π
Ukraine ranks:
β1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;
π¨2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;
β2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world’s reserves);
π2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);
2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;
β½3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
π³4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;
π₯7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
Ukraine is an important agricultural country: π¨βπΎπ
π±1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;
πͺ±3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world’s volume);
π»1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;
πΎ2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;
π½3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;
π₯4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;
πΎ5th largest rye producer in the world;
π5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);
πΎ8th place in the world in wheat exports;
π³9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;
π§16th place in the world in cheese exports.
Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
Ukraine is an important industrialised country:π’π£
π1st in Europe in ammonia production;
β½Europe’s 2ndβs and the worldβs 4th largest natural gas pipeline system;
β’3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;
π3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);
π‘3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;
π3rd largest iron exporter in the world
π¬4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;
π4th world’s largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;
π±4th place in the world in clay exports
π¬4th place in the world in titanium exports
π8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;
β9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products;
β10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
Ukraine mattersβ
That is why its independence is important to the rest of the worldβ