Ukraine
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Anthem: "Shche ne vmerla Ukrayiny ni slava, ni volya" (English: "The Glory and the Will of Ukraine Have Not Yet Died")[a] | |
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| Capital and largest city | Kiev 49°N 32°E / 49°N 32°ECoordinates: 49°N 32°E / 49°N 32°E |
| Official languages | Ukrainian |
| Ethnic groups (2001)[1] |
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| Demonym(s) | Ukrainian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
| Volodymyr Zelensky | |
| Denys Shmyhal | |
| Dmytro Razumkov | |
| Legislature | Verkhovna Rada |
| Establishment history | |
• Kievan Rus' established | 882 |
| 988 | |
| 1199 | |
| 1238–1240 | |
• Establishment of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ruthenia, and Samogitia | 1320–1349 |
| 1529 | |
| 18 (8) August 1649 | |
| 9 (30 January) February 1667 | |
| 23 (10) June 1917 | |
• Independence proclaimed | 22 (9) January 1918 |
| 1 November 1918[2] | |
• Unification of Ukraine (West UPR and UPR) | 22 January 1919 |
• Soviet rule established | 10 March 1919 |
| 18 March 1921 | |
• Member of the Soviet Union | 30 December 1922 |
| 30 December 1938 | |
| 15 November 1939 | |
| 30 June 1941 | |
| 16 July 1990 | |
• Independence from the Soviet Union | 24 August 1991a |
| Area | |
• Total | 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi) (45th) |
• Water (%) | 7 |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate |  42,030,832[3]
(excluding Crimea and Sevastopol) (33rd) |
• 2001 census | 48,457,102[1] |
• Density | 73.8/km2 (191.1/sq mi) (115th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total |  $408.040 billion[4] (47th) |
• Per capita | $9,743[4] (111th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $134.887 billion[4] (57th) |
• Per capita | $3,220[4] (128th) |
| Gini (2018) |  26.1[5]low · 18th |
| HDI (2018) | 0.750[6] high · 88th |
| Currency | Ukrainian hryvnia (₴) (UAH) |
| Time zone | UTC+2[7] (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03 (EEST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +380 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA |
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Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the north-east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west; and Romania, Moldova, and the Black Sea to the south. Ukraine is currently in a territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Including the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, and the 46th-largest country in the world. Excluding Crimea, Ukraine has a population of about 42 million, making it the eighth or ninth-most populous country in Europe, and the 32nd-most populous country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Kiev. Ukrainian is the official language and its alphabet is Cyrillic. The dominant religion in the country is Eastern Orthodoxy.