Geography and Climate

Location	East-Central Europe Strategic location astride main land routes between Europe and Asia as well as between Nordic countries to Mediterranean region The geographical center of Europe is located in Ukraine – near Rakhiv, Zakarpattya region
Neighboring Countries	Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova, Russia, Romania, Belarus
Land Boundaries	Belarus (north) Poland (west) Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova (west) Russia (east)
Sea Boundaries	Romania, Russia
Main Seaports	Black Sea–Odessa, Illichivsk, Kherson, Sevastopol Azov Sea– Mariupol, Berdyansk, Kerch
Main Rivers	Dnipro, Seversky Donets, Southern Buh, Dniester, Danube
Coordinates	44’’20’ і 52’’20’ North, 22’’5’ і 41’’15’ East
Terrain	fertile plains – most of the country mountain group – the Carpathian Mountains (west) and the Crimean Mountains (south) steppe – the north and northeast of the Black Sea
Climate	Temperate continental, the south of the Crimea – subtropical; frequent weather changes; warm summer, frosty snow winter