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For those who ask:
\n\u201cWhy does Ukraine matter?\u201d
\nHow the independent, sovereign, democratic nation of Ukraine ranks:
\n1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;
\n2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;
\n2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world\u2019s reserves);
\n2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);
\n2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;
\n3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
\n8th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
\nUkraine is an agricultural country:
\n1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;
\n3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world\u2019s volume);
\n1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;
\n4th place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;
\n5th largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;
\n3rd largest producer of potatoes in the world;
\n4th largest rye producer in the world;
\n5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);
\n5th place in the world in wheat exports;
\n9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;
\nUkraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
\nUkraine is an industrialized country:
\n2-\u0435 Europe\u2019s and 4th largest natural gas pipeline system in the world (142.5 bln cubic meters of gas throughput capacity in the EU);
\n2nd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;
\n3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);
\n5th largest iron exporter in the world
\n4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;
\n4th world\u2019s largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;
\n3rd place in the world in clay exports
\n5th place in the world in titanium exports
\n8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;
\n12th place in the world in exports of defense industry products;
\n12th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
\nSource: Andriy Futey
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