Ukraine

Ukraine Україна (Ukrainian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Державний Гімн України Derzhavnyi Himn Ukrainy "State Anthem of Ukraine"
Show globe Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine shown in light greenShow map of Europe Topographic map of Ukraine, with borders, cities and towns Territory of Ukraine shown in dark green
Capital and largest city	Kyiv 49°N 32°E / 49°N 32°E / 49; 32
Official language and national language	Ukrainian[1]
Ethnic groups (2001)[2]	78% Ukrainians 17% Russians 4.9% other
Religion (2018)[3]	87.3% Christianity 11.0% no religion 0.8% other 0.9% unanswered
Demonym(s)	Ukrainian
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Volodymyr Zelenskyy
• Prime Minister	Denys Shmyhal
• Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada	Ruslan Stefanchuk
Legislature	Verkhovna Rada
Formation
• Kievan Rus'	882
• Galicia–Volhynia	1199
• Cossack Hetmanate	18 August 1649
• People's Republic	20 November 1917
• Soviet Republic	10 March 1919
• UN membership	24 October 1945
• Independence declared	24 August 1991
• Current constitution	28 June 1996
Area
• Total	603,628[4] km2 (233,062 sq mi) (45th)
• Water (%)	3.8[5]
Population
• 2024 estimate	33,365,000[6] (36th)
• Density	60.9/km2 (157.7/sq mi) (126th)
GDP (PPP)	2024 estimate
• Total	$515.947 billion[6] (49th)
• Per capita	$15,464[6] (102nd)
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$188.943 billion[6] (58th)
• Per capita	$5,663[6] (111st)
Gini (2020)	25.6[7] low
HDI (2022)	0.734[8] high · 100th
Currency	Hryvnia (₴) (UAH)
Time zone	UTC+2[9] (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+380
ISO 3166 code	UA
Internet TLD	.ua .укр

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 "On ensuring the functioning of Ukrainian as the state language": The status of Ukrainian and minority languages". 20 October 2020.
2. ↑ 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. ↑ Особливості Релігійного І Церковно-Релігійного Самовизначення Українських Громадян: Тенденції 2010–2018 [Features of Religious and Church – Religious Self-Determination of Ukrainian Citizens: Trends 2010–2018] (PDF) (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Razumkov Center in collaboration with the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches, 22 April 2018, pp. 12, 13, 16, 31, archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2018
   Sample of 2,018 respondents aged 18 years and over, interviewed 23–28 March 2018 in all regions of Ukraine except Crimea and the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
4. ↑ "Ukraine". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 23 March 2022.
5. ↑ Jhariya, M.K.; Meena, R.S.; Banerjee, A. (2021). Ecological Intensification of Natural Resources for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer Singapore. p. 40. ISBN 978-981-334-203-3. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2024 Edition. (Ukraine)". www.imf.org. International Monetary Fund. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
7. ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate) – Ukraine". data.worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
8. ↑ "Human Development Report 2023/24" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
9. ↑ Net, Korrespondent (18 October 2011). Рішення Ради: Україна 30 жовтня перейде на зимовий час [Rada Decision: Ukraine will change to winter time on 30 October] (in Ukrainian). korrespondent.net. Retrieved 31 October 2011.