Ukraine

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 / 50.450; 30.500
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 1991a
Area
• Total	603,500 km2 (233,000 sq mi) (46th)
• Water (%)	7
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)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+380
ISO 3166 code	UA
Internet TLD	.ua .укр
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.