LocationNorthern Ukraine.
Dialling code380.
Population2,660,401 (2005).
Time zoneGMT + 3.
Electricity220 volts.
Average January temperatures- 6ºC (32ºF).
Average July temperatures24ºC (75ºF).
Annual rainfall650mm (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 2009Special 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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