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Location
Northern Ukraine.

Dialling code
380.

Population
2,660,401 (2005).

Time zone
GMT + 3.

Electricity
220 volts.

Average January temperatures
- 6ºC (32ºF).

Average July temperatures
24ºC (75ºF).

Annual rainfall
650mm (25.5 inches).

Cost of Living:

1 Hryvnia (UAH1) = £0.08; US$0.12; C$0.14; A$0.17; €0.09
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009

Special Events:

April Fools’ Day, 1 Apr, this is a national holiday with a big street parade
Victory Day, 9 May, a national holiday when thousands pay respects at eternal flame and the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Dnieper Park
Kiev Summer Music Festival, May-Aug, Central Park of Culture and Recreation (website: http://festival.horowitzv.org)
Sand Sculpture Festival, Jun, Trukhaniv Island
Kraina Mryi, Jul, national folk music festival (website: www.krainamriy.com)
Molodist, Oct, Kiev’s International Film Festival (website: www.molodist.com)
Memorial Day, 25 Nov, solemn day of remembrance of the 10 million Ukrainians who died in the wheat famine of 1932-1933

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