Ukraine

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Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is Ukraine's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. The official language of the country is Ukrainian. Ukraine covers an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi) with an estimated total population of 32.3 million in 2026.

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Capital

Kyiv

Population

41,167,335

Area

603,550 km2

Climate

Temperate

Government

Semi-presidential republic

Currency

hryvnia

Languages

Ukrainian 67.5%, Russian 29.6%

Sells

corn, seed oils, wheat, iron ore

Sells to

Poland 12%, Romania 9%, Turkey 7%

Land borders

7: Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland ...

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+380

Founded

1991

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Ukrainianofficial

67.5%

Russian

29.6%

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

maize
wheat
potatoes
sugar beets
sunflower seeds
milk

Largest cities

Kyiv capital	2,952,301
Kharkiv	1,421,125
Odesa	1,010,537
Dnipro	968,502
Donetsk	901,645

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War II1939–1945 World War I1914–1918 Russian invasion of Ukraine2022–now full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war2022–now Iraq War2003–2011 Transnistria War1990–1992 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine2014–2015

Form of government

Semi-presidential republic.

republic representative democracy unitary state parliamentary-presidential republic semi-presidential system presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

hryvnia

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe International Civil Defence Organisation United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Australia Group Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Missile Technology Control Regime Commonwealth of Independent States Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Health Organization Nuclear Suppliers Group

Climate and geography

temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; warm summers across the greater part of the country, hot in the south

Climate zone

Temperate

Highest point

Hoverla

Landmarks and landscapes

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Carpathian Mountains

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (7)

Belarus

Hungary

Moldova

Poland

Romania

Russia

Slovakia

In charge right now

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Head of state

Serhii Koretskyi Head of government

Figures from its history

Bohdan Khmelnytsky Cossack hetman Zynoviy Bohdan Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky of the Abdank coat of arms was a Ruthenian nobleman and military commander of Zaporozhian Cossacks as Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host, which was then under the suzerainty of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Taras Shevchenko National poet Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist and ethnographer.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wartime president Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019.