Trivia in Ukraine

National symbols

Flag: Two-color flag of blue and yellow symbolizing vast sky and wheat fields

Emblem: Golden three-pronged trident "Tryzub"

Ukraine is world-leading sunflower oil exporter with sunflower as national flower
Kyiv Metro's "Arsenalna Station" is world's deepest at 105.5m
Hoverla mountain summit has trident-shaped monument
Ukrainian language has unique rules for Ukrainianizing foreign words
Bishevka village holds Guinness record for world''s longest chocolate eclair
"Cossack topknot" is traditional male hairstyle
Kyiv has two World Heritage sites including "Saint Sophia" and "Caves Monastery"
Gifting yellow flowers can signify parting in some cases
Ukraine has highest proportion of chernozem black soil in Europe
Ukrainian alphabet has 33 letters, one more than Russian