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 | |
• Autonomy | 23 June 1917 |
| 22 January 1918 | |
| 1 November 1918 | |
| 22 January 1919 | |
| 22 September 1939 | |
| 24 August 1991 | |
| 28 June 1996 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi) (45th) |
• Water (%) | 7 |
| Population | |
• April 2020 estimate |  41,660,982[5]
(excluding Crimea and Sevastopol) (33rd) |
• 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 (2018) | 0.750[8] high · 88th |
| 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, and the Black Sea to the south. Ukraine also borders the Crimean Peninsula to its south, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, though Ukraine still continues to claim the territory. Including the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi), making it the second-largest country by area 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 seventh or eighth-most populous country in Europe, and the 32nd-most populous country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Kyiv. Ukrainian is the official language and its alphabet is Cyrillic. The dominant religion in the country is Eastern Orthodoxy.