Kiev
The official count is 2,600,000 habitants (5.5% of the Ukrainian population) but off- the-record from 3 to 4 million of habitants with its suburbs expanding in all directions.
In the last three years the quantity of new apartments has grown by 30% annually and the demand is taking the prices per square metre to very high levels (an apartment in Kiev centre costs about 20% more than other capital centres of other countries of the European Community).
Kiev contains 10 neighbourhoods, 7 neighbourhoods are on the western banks of the Dnipro river and 3 on the eastern banks.
The climate is considered continental, in winter the average temperature is around -6C and in summer an average of 19C with an annual rainfall of around 600 mm.
The capital is totally crossed by the Dnipro river, navigable and a fruit of tourist cruises in summer but often completely iced over and completely crossable on foot in winter.