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The Russia and Ukraine war: This is why Ukraine matters

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The Russia and Ukraine war: This is why Ukraine matters

The Russia and Ukraine war which has been going on for over a week is now a serious issue that got the world’s attention. This whole crisis started when the Russian government launched an attack to the Ukraine government and since then the Russia and Ukraine war has been a trending topic on various platforms. However there is so much of concern for the Ukraine government as the country is said to be one of the largest country in Europe, here is why Ukraine matters and why many countries are supporting them;

  • Ukraine is the second largest country by area in Europe and has a population of over 40 million more than Poland.
  • 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).

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  • 2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons).
  • 2nd place 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.
  • 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 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 (7500 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 can meet the needs of 600 million people.
  • 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 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 (21,700km).
  • 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).

This is why Ukraine matters and its independence is important to the rest of the world.

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  1. Kiver

    March 4, 2022 at 11:07 pm

    Thank you so much gistalways but what is the best way to end this war please

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