Ukraine

Україна
Ukrayina


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: "Shche ne vmerly Ukrainy ni slava ni volya"
"The glory and the will of Ukraine has not yet died" (also – "Ukraine has not yet perished)"

Location of Ukraine (green)
in Europe (dark grey)
Disputed territory (light green)

Capital
and largest city

Kiev
50°27′N 30°30′E / 50.450°N 30.500°E

Official languages

Ukrainian

Recognised regional languages

Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, German, Greek, Hungarian, Karaim, Krymchak, Moldovan, Polish, Romani, Romanian, Russian, Rusyn, Slovak, Yiddish

Ethnic groups (2001)

77.8% Ukrainians
17.3% Russians
4.9% others/unspecified

Demonym

Ukrainian

Government

Unitary semi-presidential republic

• President

Petro Poroshenko

• Prime Minister

Volodymyr Groysman

• Chairman of Parliament

Andriy Parubiy

Legislature

Verkhovna Rada

Formation

• Kievan Rus'

882

• Kingdom of
Galicia–Volhynia

1199

• Zaporizhian Host

17 August 1649

• Independence from Russian Republic; Ukrainian People's Republic

7 November 1917

• West Ukrainian People's Republic

1 November 1918

• Ukrainian SSR

10 March 1919

• Carpatho-Ukraine

8 October 1938

• Soviet annexation
of Western Ukraine

15 November 1939

• Declaration of
Ukrainian Independence

30 June 1941

• Independence from
the Soviet Union

24 August 1991^a

Area

• Total

603,500 km² (233,000 sq mi) (46th)

• Water (%)

Population

• 2016 estimate

42,539,010 (32nd)

• 2001 census

48,457,102

• Density

73.8/km² (191.1/sq mi) (115th)

GDP (PPP)

2016 estimate

• Total

$350 billion

• Per capita

$8,230

GDP (nominal)

2016 estimate

• Total

$87 billion

• Per capita

$2,052

Gini (2014)

24.1
low

HDI (2014)

0.747
high · 81st

Currency

Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH)

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

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An independence referendum was held on 1 December, after which Ukrainian independence was finalized on 26 December. The current constitution was adopted on 28 June 1996.

in Europe (dark grey)

Ukraine (ⁱ/juːˈkreɪn/; Ukrainian: Україна, tr. Ukrayina [ukrɑˈjinɑ]) is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe,bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland and Slovakia to the west, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively. Ukraine is currently in territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014 but which Ukraine and most of the international community recognise as Ukrainian. Including Crimea, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km² (233,062 sq mi), making it the largest country entirely within Europe and the 46th largest country in the world. It has a population of about 44.5 million, making it the 32nd most populous country in the world.

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