Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Dnipropetrovsk
|
1,032,822
|
2020
|
Kharkiv
|
1,430,885
|
2020
|
Kiev
|
2,514,227
|
2020
|
Region: |
Eastern Europe |
Population: |
42,561,104 |
Area Total: |
603,700km2 |
Area Land: |
603,700km2 |
Coast Line: |
2,782km |
Capital: |
Kiev (or Kyiv) |
Climate: |
Temperate continental; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country. Hot in the south. |
Languages: |
Ukrainian Russian Romanian Polish Hungarian |
Currency: |
Hryvna used |
Holiday: |
Independence Day is 24 August (1991), Orthodox Christmas is 7 January |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 25.80°F |
July: |
°C / 69.40°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 20.1" |
Boundaries
|
Russia
|
1,576 km
|
Moldova
|
939 km
|
Belarus
|
891 km
|
Romania
|
531 km
|
Poland
|
428 km
|
Hungary
|
103 km
|
Slovakia
|
90 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Ukrainian
|
73.00%
|
Russian
|
22.00%
|
Other
|
4.00%
|
Jewish
|
1.00%
|
Religions
|
Ukrainian Catholic
|
0.00%
|
Ukrainian Orthodox
|
0.00%
|
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox
|
0.00%
|
Protestant
|
0.00%
|
Jewish
|
0.00%
|
CountryWire
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