Culture of Ukraine

People in Ukraine speak the Ukrainian language. The linguistic diversity of Ukraine is diverse according to a fractionation scale, which is 0.4741 for Ukraine. The followers of Christianity make up the religious majority in the country. 68.9% of the Ukrainian population live in cities. This percentage includes the urban population of Ukraine. The rate of urbanization in Ukraine is assumed to be -0.7. The negative rate of urbanization in Ukraine indicates a lack of economic strength and stability in the cities of this country. This could indicate that investing in this nation's industries is a gamble; Decreasing urbanization could result in a shortage of labor for large business projects. According to data on incoming tourists to Ukraine, 24,671,000 tourists come to the country every year.

National anthem
The national anthem of Ukraine is "Shche ne vmerla Ukraina", which means "The glory of Ukraine has not perished". It was adopted in 1917. The lyrics were written by Pavlo Chubynsky and the music was composed by Mykhaylo Verbytsky.

Fast food
The first McDonalds in Ukraine opened on May 24, 1997 and was located in Kyiv. Currently, Ukraine has 76 operating McDonalds restaurants. The number of operating McDonalds restaurants in a country is an indication of the influence of western culture and globalization in that country. Operating McDonald's restaurants could also have a direct impact on the health of a country's citizens. Around 21% of the population of Ukraine is obese.

Alcohol consumption
Every year people in Ukraine consume 5 liters of alcohol per capita and this amount consists of 40.5% beer, 9% wine, 48% spirits and 2.5% other alcohol.

National dish
One of the most popular national dishes of Ukraine is borscht. Other national dishes are varenyky.