Ukraine Fast Facts
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Location
Ukraine : Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east.
Geographic coordinates: 49 00 N, 32 00 E
Capital - Coordinates
Kiev 50°27′N 30°30′E
Largest City
Kiev
Area
603,628 km2 (45th in the world) 233,090 sq mi
Official Language
Ukrainian (Recognised regional languages: Russian, Crimean Tatar)
Population
45,888,000 (2010 estimate)
Religion
Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Protestant 2.2%, Jewish 0.6%, other 3.2% (2006 est.)
Currency
Hryvnia (UAH)
Calling code
+380
Time Zone
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Electricity
Ukraine has 220 volt electricity, the cycles (Hz) are 50 per second.
Internet TLD
.ua
Drives on the
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