National symbols of Ukraine

The national symbols of Ukraine include a diversity of official and unofficial images and other symbols, used in Ukraine to represent what is unique about the nation, reflecting different aspects of its cultural life and history.

Symbols

	Symbol	Image	Notes
Flag	Flag of Ukraine	National Flag of Ukraine	Official
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Ukraine	Emblem of Ukraine	Official
National anthem	Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy		Official
Greeting	Glory to Ukraine!	Слава Україні! (Slava Ukrayini!)	Official (used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian National Police)
National colours		Blue #005BBB Yellow #FFD700	Official
National Founder and Patron	Sviatoslav The Brave		Official
National poet and artist	Taras Shevchenko	Shevchenko in the mid-1800s	Official
Musical symbol	Bandura	Bandura	Official
National dish	Borscht		Official
National personification	Cossack Mamay	Cossack Mamay	Official
National sport	Association football	Andriy Shevchenko celebrates goal at the Euro2012 match against Sweden
National Dance	Hopak	Hopak by Military Ukrainian Dance Ensemble	Official
National liquor	Horilka		Official
National plant	Kalyna		Official
National animal	Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos - 01.jpg	Official

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