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Ukraine

Україна
Anthem[Shche ne vmerla Ukraina] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)
"Ukraine haes nae yet perished"
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Location o  Ukraine  (green) on the European continent  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Location o  Ukraine  (green)

on the European continent  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]

Caipital
and largest city
Kiev
Offeecial leidsUkrainian
Recognised regional leids
Ethnic groups
(2001[2])
Demonym(s)Ukrainian
GovrenmentUnitary semi-presidential republic
• Preses
Petro Poroshenko
Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Oleksandr Turchynov
LegislaturVerkhovna Rada
Formation
882
1199
17 August 1649
7 November 1917
1 November 1918
10 Mairch 1919
8 October 1938
15 November 1939
30 June 1941
24 August 1991a
Aurie
• Total
603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi) (46th)
• Water (%)
7
Population
• 2013 estimate
44,573,205[3] (29t)
• 2001 census
48,457,102[2]
• Density
73.8/km2 (191.1/sq mi) (115t)
GDP (PPP)2013 estimate
• Total
$337.360 billion[4]
• Per capita
$7,422[4]
GDP (nominal)2013 estimate
• Tot
$175.527 billion[4]
• Per capita
$3,862[4]
Gini (2010)25.6[5]
law
HDI (2012)Increase 0.740[6]
heich · 78t
CurrencyUkrainian hryvnia (UAH)
Time zoneUTC+2[7] (Eastren European Time)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (Eastren European Simmer Time)
Drivin sideright
Cawin code+380
ISO 3166 codeUA
Internet TLD
  1. An unthirldom referendum wis held on 1 December, efter which Ukrainian unthirldom wis finalized on 26 December. The current constitution wis adoptit on 28 Juin 1996.

Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, Ukrajina) is a kintra in the East o Europe. It haes an aurie o 603,628 km², makkin it the lairgest contiguous kintra on the European continent. It is laund mairched wi Roushie tae the northeast, Belaroushie tae the north, Poland, Slovakie, Hungary tae the wast, an Romanie an Moldovae tae the soothwast. It is bund bi the Black Sea an the Sea o Azov tae the sooth. Its caipital an maist muckle ceety is Kiev (Kyiv). It wis ance ane o the republics o the auld Soviet Union but haes been independent syne 1991.

References

  1. "Law of Ukraine "On Principles of State Language Policy"". Zakon2.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. a b "Population by ethnic nationality, 1 January, year". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Ukrainian Office of Statistics. Archived frae the original on 23 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2010.[deid airtin]
  3. "People and Society: Ukraine". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 21 Februar 2014.
  4. a b c d "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". World Economic Outlook Database. International Monetary Fund. October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. "Gini index". World Bank. Retrieved 26 Mairch 2013.
  6. "2013 Human Development Report Statistics" (PDF). Human Development Report 2013. United Nations Development Programme. 14 Mairch 2013. Retrieved 16 Mairch 2013.
  7. "Рішення Ради: Україна 30 жовтня перейде на зимовий час " Події " Україна " Кореспондент". Ua.korrespondent.net. Retrieved 31 October 2011.