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Region: Eastern Europe

Capital: Kiev (or Kyiv)

Population: 42,561,104

Area Total: 603,700

Area Land: 603,700

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.



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Dnipropetrovsk 1,032,822 2020
Kharkiv 1,430,885 2020
Kiev 2,514,227 2020

Other Key Data
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%

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