Ukraine

Ukraine Україна
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Ще не вмерла України  (Ukrainian)[1] Shche ne vmerla Ukrayiny  (transliteration) Ukraine's glory has not perished
Location of Ukraine
Capital and largest city	Kyiv
Official and national language	Ukrainian
Others	Russian Romanian Polish Slovak Hungarian
Ethnic groups (2001)	77.8% Ukrainians, 17.3% Russians, 4.9% others and unspecified[2]
Demonym(s)	Ukrainian
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Volodymyr Zelensky
• Prime Minister	Denys Shmyhal
• Speaker of Parliament	R. Stefanchuk
Legislature	Verkhovna Rada
Formation
• Kievan Rus'	882
• Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia	1199
• Cossack Hetmanate	1649
• Ukrainian National Republic	November 7, 1917
• West Ukrainian National Republic	December 5, 1918
• Ukrainian SSR	December 30, 1922
• Second Declaration of Independence	June 30, 1941
• Independence from the Soviet Union	August 24, 19911
Area
• Total	603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi) (46th)
• Water (%)	7%
Population
• 2010 estimate	45,888,000[3] (28th)
• 2001 census	48,457,102[2]
• Density	77/km2 (199.4/sq mi) (115th)
GDP (PPP)	2010 estimate
• Total	$302.679 billion[4]
• Per capita	$6,656[4]
GDP (nominal)	2010 estimate
• Total	$136.561 billion[4]
• Per capita	$3,003[4]
Gini (2006)	31[5] medium
HDI (2011)	0.710[6] high · 76th
Currency	hryvnia (UAH)
Time zone	UTC+2[7] +3 in Crimea (Eastern European Time Further-eastern European Time in the east and Crimea)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (No DST in Crimea) (Eastern European Summer Time)
Driving side	right
Calling code	380
ISO 3166 code	UA
Internet TLD	.ua, .укр
1 An independence referendum was held on December 1, after which Ukrainian independence was finalized on December 26. The current constitution was adopted on June 28, 1996.

Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, romanized: Ukraïna, pronounced [ʊkrɐˈjinɐ] (listen)) is a country in Eastern Europe. Russia is to the north-east of Ukraine, Belarus is to the north-west, Poland and Slovakia are to the west, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and self-proclaimed Transnistria are to the south-west and the Black Sea is to the south.

Ukraine is a republic. The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київ). It was a part of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991.

1. ↑ "Law of Ukraine. State Anthem of Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 2003-03-06. Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Cite error: The named reference Ethnic composition of the population of Ukraine, 2001 Census was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ "Ukrainian population keeps decreasing". National Radio Company of Ukraine. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Ukraine". International Monetary Fund. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference cia was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ "HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme" (PDF). United Nations. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
7. ↑ "Рішення Ради: Україна 30 жовтня перейде на зимовий час » Події » Україна » Кореспондент". Ua.korrespondent.net. Archived from the original on 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2011-10-31.