NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND Environment Protection

Borders on Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Russia, Belarus.

Especially  protected  territories (national parks, nature  reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves)
number, units - 39;
total territory, thous. ha  - 1147

Share in total territory, % :

agricultural land – 71,0

forest area – 17,5

water basin area – 4,0

other – 7,5

The longest rivers,  km

(length along the territory of the state)

Dnieper – 1121

Dniester – 925

South Bug – 806

Seversky Donets – 700

Goryn – 577

Desna – 575

Ingulets– 549

The largest lakes, sq. km

Yalpug – 149

Kugurluy – 82

Kagul – 82-93

The highest point, m

mountain Goverla – 2061

Average temperature¹

January from  -2,9⁰C to -1,7⁰C

July from +20,0⁰C  to +24,4⁰C

 ¹ 2007.