Why Ukraine matters
You might ask: Why does Ukraine matter? Here are some facts about the country that you might not have known before.
Ukraine is the second-largest country Europe by area and has a population of over 40 million. It ranks:
- 1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores
- 2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves
- 2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves)
- 2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons)
- 2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves
- 3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
- 4th in the world by the total value of natural resources
- 7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
Ukraine is an important agricultural country: It can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
- 1st in Europe in terms of arable land area
- 3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume)
- 1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil
- 2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports
- 3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world
- 4th largest producer of potatoes in the world
- 5th largest rye producer in the world
- 5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons)
- 8th place in the world in wheat exports
- 9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs
- 16th place in the world in cheese exports
Ukraine is an important industrialized country:
- 1st in Europe in ammonia production
- Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system
- 3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants
- 3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km)
- 3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment
- 3rd largest iron exporter in the world
- 4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world
- 4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers
- 4th place in the world in clay exports
- 4th place in the world in titanium exports
- 8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates
- 9th place in the world in exports of defense industry products
- 10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
You see, there are many reasons why Ukraine matters.