Kherson region is a southern region of Ukraine. Its outstanding geographical location in the estuary of the Dnieper, on the crossing of transport routes which also include the outlet to the two seas — the Black Sea and the Sea of Asov — combined with favorable climate conditions and an outstanding human potential provides with huge possibilities for development of commercial and economic connections and for favorable investment cooperation.

The Region lies in the Lowland passing in the Black Sea and its territory is divided by the Dnieper, the biggest water artery of the country and the third largest river of Europe. It borders the Zaporozhye region in the east und the Dniepropetrovsk region in the north. In the north-west direction it borders the Nikolayev region and in the south the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Kherson region forms part of the southern economic region of Ukraine which is agricultural and industrial in accordance with its economy structure, and can without exaggeration be called the big grain-raising field of the country.
The surface of the Region takes up 25,000 sq.km (4.7 per cent of the territory of Ukraine). It consists of 18 administrative districts, 8 towns including Kherson as the capital, and more than 800 villages. The population of Kherson region is equal to 1, 133,200 people (nearly 40 per cent of its inhabitants live in rural areas).

Its location within the boundaries of the Black Sea Lowland explains for prevalence of steppe landscapes on its entire territory. In Kherson region there are situated two of the three National Reservations — the Askania Nova reservation and the Black Sea State Reservation which are well known in the world for their unique flora and fauna.

Natural resources are represented mainly by deposits of non- metallic building materials. There are 50 of them in the region with deposits of clay used for production of cement, brick and tiles, as well as marl, limestone and construction sand.

The seaside territories of the Region make part of the South Ukrainian region which is rich in petrol and natural gas. Under development is the Strelkovoye deposit of natural gas situated in Arabatskaya Strelka. There are also deposits of mineral waters, and on the Chongar Peninsula there is a deposit of thermal waters with a 30 per cent content of iodine, the only in Ukraine. The territory of the Region has also two big centers for extraction of sodium chloride (common salt). Extracted is also sea salt for curative and cosmetics purposes. In the last years, considerable deposits of phosphorite and bauxite were found on the right bank of the Dnieper.

Mild climate and black earth soils together with many sunny days throughout a year (vegetation period numbers 200 days) provide favorable conditions for growing grain crops, vegetables, the development of gardening and wine — growing. Splendid sandy sea beaches, picturesque river landscapes, curative combination of the sun and the steppe wind favor the development of a recreation and tourist complex.

The rivers of Kherson region, which are 19 in number, belong to the basin of the Black Sea. The main water artery is the Dnieper, which is divided into some branches on the territory of the region. The right side bank of the river is joined by some tributaries, the biggest of them being the Ingulets (The Minor Dnieper) which empties in the Dnieper forming the Ingulets liman (a long and narrow bay). Below Kherson, the Dnieper is divided into two branches –the Olkhovy Dnieper and the Ancient Dnieper- washing the Grand Potyomkin Isle which is famous for its picturesque banks. River creeks abound in small lakes with their surfaces covered with white and yellow water lilies. Kherson Region welcomes you with the emerald greenness of its trees all along the Dnieper and a variety of colorful flowers warmed with the sun and the local hospitality!