| Europe > Eastern Europe > Ukraine | |
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| Official Name Ukraine | |
| Region Europe | |
| Sub-Region Eastern Europe | |
| Capital Kiev | |
| Currency Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) | |
| Independence Day 24 Aug 1991: Declaration of Independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991. 22 Jan 1919: Unification of Ukraine on January 22, 1919. | |
| Liberation Day 28 Oct 1944: Liberation from Nazi Germany completed as Red Army captures Chop | |
| Population 42,818,239 | |
| Nationality Ukrainian | |
| Ethnic Group 77.8% Ukrainians, 17.3% Russians, 4.9% others/unspecified | |
| Area 603,500 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia | |
| Time Zone EET (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 49.00, Longitude 32.00 | |
| Dialing Code +380 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code UA | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code UKR | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 804 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee UKR | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .ua | |