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Ukraine: flag, map, capital and facts

Everything about Ukraine: its flag, its map and its facts.

Capital: Kyiv
Population: 39 million
Area: 603,500 km²
Currency: Ukrainian Hryvnia (₴)

#40 by population · #44 by area · #56 economy in the world · #123 by population density

Population and society

Population of ua, 1960–2025. From 42.8 million in 1960 to 39 million in 2025. Its peak: 52.4 million in 1993.

Population density: 65 per km² (rank 123 of 194)
Urban population: 69.6% (2025)
Under 15: 13.7% (2025)
Over 65: 19% (2025)
Children per woman: 0.99 (2024)
Internet users: 82.5% (2024)

Economy and nature

GDP: $214.2B (rank 56 of 194)
Unemployment: 9.8% (2021)
Inflation: 12.7% (2025)
Forests: 17.3% (of its land · 2024)
CO₂ per person: 3.1 t (a year · 2024)
Lowest point: -5 m (Kuialnyk Liman)

Figures: World Bank, latest year with data. Lowest point: reviewed by hand.

Symbols

Anthem: Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia (Державний гімн України)
Official name: Україна

Coat of arms and anthem: Wikimedia Commons.

Practical facts

Official language: Ukrainian
Calling code: +380
Internet domain: .ua, .укр
Driving side: On the right
Time zones: UTC+2, UTC+3, with summer time
Demonym: Ukrainian

Geography

Continent: Europe
Neighbouring countries: Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia
Highest point: Hoverla (2,061 m)
Largest city: Kyiv, the capital
Access to the sea: Yes

History and politics

Form of government: Semi-presidential republic
Independence from: Soviet Union (1991)

Economy and life

GDP per person: $5,866 (2025)
Life expectancy: 74.7 years (2024)
Human Development Index: 0.779 (rank 87 of 193)

Oblasts in figures

Name	Capital	Population	Area (km²)
Avtonomna Respublika Krym (Autonomous Republic of Crimea)	Simferopol	1,957,801 (2014)	26,081
Cherkaska (Cherkasy Oblast)	Cherkasy	1,160,744 (2022)	20,900
Chernihivska (Chernihiv Oblast)	Chernihiv	959,315 (2022)	31,865
Chernivetska (Chernivtsi Oblast)	Chernivtsi	890,457 (2022)	8,097
Dnipropetrovska (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast)	Dnipro	3,096,485 (2022)	31,914
Donetska (Donetsk Oblast)	—	4,200,461 (2018)	26,517
Ivano-Frankivska (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast)	Ivano-Frankivsk	1,351,822 (2022)	13,900
Kharkivska (Kharkiv Oblast)	Kharkiv	2,598,961 (2022)	31,415
Khersonska (Kherson Oblast)	Kherson	1,001,598 (2022)	28,461
Khmelnytska (Khmelnytskyi Oblast)	Khmelnytskyi	1,228,829 (2022)	20,629
Kirovohradska (Kirovohrad Oblast)	Kropyvnytskyi	903,712 (2022)	24,588
Kyiv	—	2,952,301 (2022)	848
Kyivska (Kyiv Oblast)	Kyiv	1,795,079 (2022)	28,131
Luhanska (Luhansk Oblast)	—	2,167,802 (2018)	26,684
Lvivska (Lviv Oblast)	Lviv	2,478,133 (2022)	21,833
Mykolaivska (Mykolaiv Oblast)	Mykolaiv	1,091,821 (2022)	24,598
Odeska (Odesa Oblast)	Odesa	2,351,392 (2022)	33,310
Poltavska (Poltava Oblast)	Poltava	1,352,283 (2022)	28,748
Rivnenska (Rivne Oblast)	Rivne	1,141,784 (2022)	20,047
Sevastopilska (Sevastopol)	—	485,386 (2022)	864
Sumska (Sumy Oblast)	Sumy	1,035,772 (2022)	23,834
Ternopilska (Ternopil Oblast)	Ternopil	1,021,713 (2022)	13,823
Vinnytska (Vinnytsia Oblast)	Vinnytsia	1,509,515 (2022)	26,513
Volynska (Volyn Oblast)	Lutsk	1,021,356 (2022)	20,143
Zakarpatska (Zakarpattia Oblast)	Uzhhorod	1,244,476 (2022)	12,777
Zaporizka (Zaporizhzhia Oblast)	Zaporizhzhia	1,638,462 (2022)	27,180
Zhytomyrska (Zhytomyr Oblast)	Zhytomyr	1,179,032 (2022)	29,832