Ukraine is the largest country lying entirely within Europe. Its black soil, chernozem, is among the most fertile farmland in the world.
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The capital city of Ukraine is Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine.
Word: Sunflower
Meaning: yellow fields
Administrative Divisions
24 regions, 2 cities and 1 republic.
Regions:
- Cherkasy Oblast
- Chernihiv Oblast
- Chernivtsi Oblast
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Donetsk Oblast
- Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
- Kharkiv Oblast
- Kherson Oblast
- Khmelnytskyi Oblast
- Kirovohrad Oblast
- Kyiv Oblast
- Luhansk Oblast
- Lviv Oblast
- Mykolaiv Oblast
- Odesa Oblast
- Poltava Oblast
- Rivne Oblast
- Sumy Oblast
- Ternopil Oblast
- Vinnytsia Oblast
- Volyn Oblast
- Zakarpattia Oblast
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Zhytomyr Oblast
Cities:
- Kyiv
- Sevastopol
Republic:
- Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Regions, cities and republic of Ukraine map
Ukraine is a Country located in the Eastern Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe.
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Height
-18 m (-59 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), Max altitude 2045 m (6710 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Ukraine
Height from south to north in Ukraine
1Black Sea (South), Sea of Azov (Southeast)0 m2Chilia branch0 m3Dnieper0 to 110 m
Population of Ukraine, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine
Population: 38,980,376 (World Bank)
Area: 603,550 km² / 233,032 sq mi
People from Ukraine are called: Ukrainians
Geography
Latitude: 49.725° N
Longitude: 32.141° E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Highest Elevation Point: Hoverla (2 061 m)
Lowest point: Kuialnyk Liman (−5 m)
Borders
Climate
temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; warm summers across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 70 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 489 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 160 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 3.184 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 87 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.779
Mean Years of Schooling: 11.1
Expected Years of Schooling: 13.3
Life Expectancy at Birth: 73.4 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Orthodox includes the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU
Second Most Predominant: Orthodox UAOC
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00
Official website: kmu.gov.ua
TLD: .ua
Calling Code: +380
MapGeo Name: Ukraine
MapGeo Code: UA