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Ukraine's area is 233 088 square miles (603,700 sq. km). It's slightly larger than France. Ukraine is mainly a plain with no natural boundaries except the Carpathian Mountains in the south-west and the Black Sea in the south. The Dnipro River with its many tributaries unifies central Ukraine economically, connecting the Baltic coast countries with the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The mouth of the Danube River provides an outlet for Ukrainian trade with the Balkans, Austria and Germany. Central and southern Ukraine is primary steppe (prairie), with fertile black soil exceptionally well suited for grain farming. In the east there is the industiral heartland containing large reserves of mineral deposits known as the Greater Donbas or Donetsk Basin. Northern and western Ukraine are hilly, forested areas with many picturesque mountain resorts. There are two mountain ranges, the Carpathian on its western border where winter sports are very popular; and the Crimean range, which divides the Crimean peninsular. The Crimea is a favourite destination not only for Ukrainian tourists, but also for citizens of other states of the former Soviet Union, as well as eastern and western Europe.
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