National symbols of Ukraine
Appearance
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 | |
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Flag | Flag of Ukraine | Official | |
Coat of arms | Coat of arms 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 Yellow |
Official | |
National Founder and Patron | Sviatoslav The Brave | Official | |
National poet and artist | Taras Shevchenko | Official | |
Musical symbol | Bandura | Official | |
National dish | Borscht | Official | |
National personification | Cossack Mamay | Official | |
National sport | Association football | ||
National Dance | Hopak | Official | |
National liquor | Horilka | Official | |
National plant | Kalyna | Official | |
National animal | Nightingale | Official |