Ukraine is important

 For those who ask: "Why is Ukraine important?"

 

Here's how it ranks:

 

1st place in Europe for proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;

 

2nd in Europe and 10th in the world in terms of titanium. Ore reserves in terms of titanium ore reserves;

 

2nd place in the world in terms of exploited reserves of manganese ores. Ore reserves (2.3 billion tonnes, or 12% of world reserves);

 

2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tonnes);

 

2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;

 

3rd in Europe (13th in the world) in terms of shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)

 

4th in the world for the total value of natural resources;

 

7th in the world for coal reserves (33.9 billion tonnes).

 

Ukraine is also an agricultural country:

 

1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;

 

3rd in the world for the area of black soil (25% of the world volume);

 

1st in the world for sunflower oil exports.

 

2nd in the world in barley production and 4th in barley exports;

 

3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of maize in the world;

 

4th largest potato producer in the world;

 

5th largest producer of rye in the world;

 

5th place in the world for bee and honey production (75,000 tonnes of honey);

 

8th place in the world for wheat exports;

 

9th place in the world for chicken egg production;

 

16th place in the world for cheese exports.

 

Ukraine can supply the food needs of 600 million people.

 

Ukraine is an industrialized country:

 

1st in Europe in ammonium production;

 

3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear-installed capacity of nuclear facilities;

 

3rd in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of the length of its railway network (21,700 kilometers). Railway network (21,700 km);

 

3rd place in the world (after the USA and France) in the production of locators and locating equipment;

 

3rd largest exporter of iron in the world;

 

4th largest natural gas pipeline system in Europe (142.5 bln cubic meters of gas production capacity in the EU);

 

World's 4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear installations;

 

World's 4th largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;

 

4th place in the world for clay exports;

 

4th in the world in titanium exports;

 

8th place in the world for exports of ores and concentrates;

 

9th place in the world for exports of defense industry products;

 

10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tonnes).

 

Do you now understand why Russia wants to integrate Ukraine?

 

Text: from the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Ukrainian World

Congress - Свiтовий Конґрес Українців

 

Fabiana Tronenko

 

Kyiv 2020