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Passport and visa service: Consular services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ
Diplomatic representations: Ukrainian Embassies and Consulates worldwide

Airport	Distance	Taxi	Bus	Train	Car rental
Kiev - Boryspil(KBP)	29 km / 18 miles	UAH 100 / 25-40 min	UAH 20 / 40-60 min		Available

Name	Type	Domestic flights	International flights

Recommendation: The road network is in poor condition. Drive carefully, avoid driving at night outside the cities, watch the behaviour of local people, who often do not respect the highway code or traffic rules generally. Also watch the pedestrians. Having an insurance for your vehicle is compulsory.
Road maps: Road maps
Find an itinerary: Maporama
Mapblast

Historical: There are many castles and fortresses of the Middle Ages to visit in western Ukraine.
Cultural: Many festivals enliven Ukraine's cultural life.
Nature: The most beautiful sites in the country recognized by UNESCO can be consulted on this website.
Religious: Ukraine is the cradle of the Orthodox religion.
Thermal: There can be found a number of thermal centres in Western Ukraine (Zakarpat'e) and in Crimea.
Beach: Ukraine's most beautiful beaches are in the Crimea.
Winter sports: Ukraine's winter tourism is concentrated in the Carpathian mountains.

Top highlights of the capital city
Kiev-Pechersk Laura: Kiev Monastery of the Caves
Saint Sophia Cathedral
The Golden Gate
Saint Vladimir Cathedral
Independence Square
Andreevsky Spusk Street
Khreschatyk Street
Taras Shevchenko Monument
St Michael's Monastery
St Andrew's Church
Fomin botanical garden

Top highlights of the country
Carpathian Mountains
The Crimea
The city of Kamyanets-Podilsky
The National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life, Pyrogovo
Khortitsa National Reserve
The ancient city of Chersonesus
Vorontsov's Palace
Hotyn Fortress
City of Lvov
Sofiyivka National Dendrological Park

Tourism organizations: Information portal on tourism in Ukraine
National tourism organization (website in Ukrainian)

Health precautions: There are no vaccination requirements for international travel.
To avoid any risk of diphtheria, tourists and travelers who wish to travel in Ukraine outside large urban areas, from spring to autumn, absolutely must be vaccinated against diphtheria and avoid, as far as possible, drinking tap water. Water taken from sources which are supposed to be potable must be systematically boiled, and, if possible, filtered. Moreover, when walking in the forest, you should wear clothes which cover your legs and arms. This is because ticks, which carry encephalitis, fall from the trees and attach themselves to exposed limbs.

Firemen	01 until October 2009, from then dial 101.
Police	02 until October 2009, from then dial 102.
First aid	03 until October 2009, from then dial 103.
Emergency services in English	112.

Time and time difference: It is %T:%M %A in Kiev (GMT+2 in winter, GMT+3 in summer)
Summer time period: Summer time from March to October

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Type of climate: Ukraine has a temperate continental climate and a Mediterranean type climate on the shores of the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula. Average temperatures vary between -10 to +2°C in winter, and near +10°C in summer.
For further information: Ukraine weather (website in Russian)
Weather Yahoo

Climate

Food specialties: Vareniki - a sort of ravioli stuffed with fromage frais (soft white cheese), meat or potatoes. Borshch - a beetroot based soup. Pampushki - small fresh rolls which accompany borshch. Galushki - a sort of gnocchi served with cream. Salo - sliced, smoked bacon. Farshirovannie pertsi - stuffed sweet peppers; the stuffing is based on a mixture of ground meat and rice. Farshirovannie sinenkie - eggplant with a vegetable stuffing (carrot, onion, cabbage). Golubtsi - stuffed cabbage.
Dietary restrictions: No specific culinary restrictions in Ukraine.

Domestic currency: Ukrainian Hryvnia
ISO Code: UAH
To obtain domestic currency: There are very many places where you can change money and ATMs in banks and shops in urban areas.
Possible means of payment: Cash is still the means of payment used most. However, payment by credit card is becoming more and more common.

Official language: Ukrainian
Other languages spoken: The Constitution protects minority languages, especially Russian which is spoken in the center, south and in the east of the country. Indeed, Russian speaking people are the most numerous national minority in Ukraine (22%). Otherwise, the administration only uses Ukrainian. However, the majority of civil servants are bilingual, even if some of them prefer using Russian. Moreover, although there are more and more people with some knowledge of English, an interpreter is often required. Finally, in Crimea, Tatars speak Tatar. It is highly preferable to speak only Ukrainian in the west of the country.
Business language: Russian remains the language of business except in the west of the country. Although there are more and more people with some knowledge of English, an interpreter is often required.
Free translation tools: Ukrainian Linguistic Ressources on line - English-Ukrainian-English Dictionary
On-line translator "Multitran" - Translation of text and web pages
Translator "Travlang" - Typical phrases in Ukrainian
On-line translator "PROMPT" - Translation of text

To find an apartment: Appartments to rent in the center of Kiev
Appartments to rent in the center of Odessa
Appartments to rent in the center of Kharkiv
Appartments to rent in the center of Lviv
Appartments to rent in the center of Donetsk
Appartments to rent in the center of Dnepropetrovsk
To find a job: Work in Ukraine
Work in Kiev
Work in Kiev

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