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 languages | Ukrainian |
| Recognised regional languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2001)[3] |
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| Religion (2018)[4] |
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| Demonym(s) | Ukrainian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
| Volodymyr Zelensky | |
| Denys Shmyhal | |
| Dmytro Razumkov | |
| Legislature | Verkhovna Rada |
| Independence | |
| August 18, 1649[b] | |
• Autonomy | 23 June 1917 |
• Declared | 22 January 1918 |
| 1 November 1918 | |
| 22 January 1919 | |
| 22 September 1939 | |
| 24 August 1991 | |
| 28 June 1996 | |
| 21 February 2014 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi) (45th) |
• Water (%) | 7 |
| Population | |
• November 2020 estimate |  41,670,812[5]
(excluding Crimea and Sevastopol) (34th) |
• 2001 census | 48,457,102[3] |
• Density | 73.8/km2 (191.1/sq mi) (115th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total |  $429.947 billion[6] (48th) |
• Per capita | $10,310[6] (108th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $161.872 billion[6] (56th) |
• Per capita | $3,881[6] (119th) |
| Gini (2018) |  26.1[7]low · 18th |
| HDI (2019) | 0.779[8] high · 74th |
| Currency | Ukrainian hryvnia (₴) (UAH) |
| Time zone | UTC+2[9] (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03 (EEST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +380 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA |
| Internet TLD | |
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and north-east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west; and Romania, Moldova, Crimea, and the Black Sea to the south. Including Crimea, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi), and is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia. Excluding Crimea, Ukraine has a population of about 42 million, making it the eighth-most populous country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Kyiv.