Thread by @The3Swamp

Warum
#UkraineKonflikt ?

For those who ask:
“Why does Ukraine matter? “

How the nation of #Ukraine ranks:

1st in #Europe in proven recoverable reserves of #uranium ores;

2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of #titanium ore reserves;

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2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of #manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);

2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);

2nd place in Europe in terms of #mercury ore reserves;

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3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale #gas reserves
(22 trillion cubic meters)

4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;
7th place in the world in #coal reserves
(33.9 billion tons)

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Ukraine is an agricultural country:

1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;

3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);

1st place in the world in exports of #sunflower and sunflower oil;

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2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;

3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of #corn in the world;

4th largest producer of #potatoes in the world;

5th largest #rye 😜producer in the world;

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5th place in the world in bee production
(75,000 tons);

8th place in the world in wheat exports;

9th place in the world in the production of chicken #eggs;

16th place in the world in #cheese exports.

Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.

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Ukraine is an industrialized country:

1st in Europe in #ammonia production;
2-е Europe's and 4th largest #natural gas pipeline system in the world
(142.5 bln cubic meters of gas throughput capacity in the EU);

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3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of #nuclear power plants;

3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of #rail network length (21,700 km);

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3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;

3rd largest iron exporter in the world

4th largest exporter of #turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;

4th world's largest manufacturer of #rocket launchers;

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4th place in the world in clay exports

4th place in the world in #titanium exports

8th place in the world in exports of #ores and concentrates;

9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products;

10th largest #steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).

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