Kharkiv

Kharkiv (ukr.: ???????; rus.: ????????, Kharkov) is the second largest city in Ukraine, a center of Kharkivs'ka oblast'. It is situated in the northeast of the country and has a population of 1,4 million (2005). It is one of the main industrial, cultural and educational centres of Ukraine.

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Kharkiv's industry and research specialize on arms production and machinery. There are hundreds of industrial companies in the city. Among them are world famous giants Morozov Design Bureau and Malyshev Tank Factory (Zavod Malysheva, a leader in tank production since the 1930s), Hartron (aerospace and nuclear electronics) and Turboatom (turbines producer).

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There is a metro system with 34 km of track and 26 stations.

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Kharkiv's Freedom Square (Ploshcha Svobody) is the largest city center square in Europe and second in the world to the Tiananmen Square in China.

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