Ukraine

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How to spot Ukraine from satellite imagery

Ukraine is the second-largest country in Europe by area at 603,000 square kilometres (Russia being the first), and one of the most agriculturally productive places on Earth. Roughly two-thirds of the country is covered in chernozem — the famous black-earth soils that are among the most fertile in the world. That fertility, combined with a flat to gently rolling terrain, has produced an agricultural landscape on a scale matched only by the American Midwest, the Pampas of Argentina, and parts of northern China.

For geography games, Ukraine is a high-value country to learn because of its size, its frequency of appearance, and the strength of its regional aerial signatures. This guide walks through the cues that lock Ukraine in and tell you where in the country you have landed.