r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Apr 03 '17

What do you know about... Ukraine?

This is the eleventh part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Ukraine

Ukraine is the largest country that is completely on the european continent. The Ungarian people's republic was founded in 1917, the ukrainian state in 1918. It later became part of the soviet union and finally got independent in 1991. Currently, Ukraine is facing military combat with russia-backed rebels and the crimean peninsula was completely annexed by Russia. Ukraine will host the next eurovision song contest.

So, what do you know about Ukraine?

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u/vokegaf 🇺🇸 United States of America Apr 04 '17

Europe's Kansas -- a giant wheat producer. Has a flag showing wheat. Probably has a ton of farmers that really like talking about wheat.

Metro: Last Light was developed there.

Currently running way below full economic potential -- GDP per-capita is on par with Poland in the mid-1990s. Has a big whack of corruption to eliminate.