Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Ukraine
Ukraine Україна (Ukrainian) | |
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Anthem: Державний Гімн України Derzhavnyi Himn Ukrainy "State Anthem of Ukraine" | |
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Capital and largest city | Kyiv 49°N 32°E / 49°N 32°ECoordinates: 49°N 32°E / 49°N 32°E |
Official language and national language | Ukrainian[1] |
Ethnic groups (2001)[2] |
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Religion (2018)[3] |
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Demonym(s) | Ukrainian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
Volodymyr Zelenskyy | |
Denys Shmyhal | |
Ruslan Stefanchuk | |
Legislature | Verkhovna Rada |
Formation | |
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1199 | |
18 August 1649 | |
10 June 1917 | |
22 January 1918 | |
1 November 1918 | |
22 January 1919 | |
24 August 1991 | |
1 December 1991 | |
28 June 1996 | |
18–23 February 2014 | |
Area | |
• Total | 603,628[5] km2 (233,062 sq mi) (45th) |
• Water (%) | 3.8[6] |
Population | |
• January 2022 estimate | ![]() (excluding Crimea) (36th) |
• 2001 census | 48,457,102[2] |
• Density | 73.8/km2 (191.1/sq mi) (115th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
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GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
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Gini (2019) | ![]() low |
HDI (2019) | ![]() high · 74th |
Currency | Hryvnia (₴) (UAH) |
Time zone | UTC+2[11] (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +380 |
ISO 3166 code | UA |
Internet TLD |
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and north-east. Ukraine also shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south; and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. It covers about 600,000 km2 (230,000 sq mi), with a population of about 40 million. The nation's capital and largest city is Kyiv. The official and national language is Ukrainian, and most people are also fluent in Russian.