Official language: Ukrainian

Capital: Kyiv

Independence Day: 24 August

Declaration of Independence: 24 August 1991

Location: Eastern Europe. Ukraine borders Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Belarus and Russia, and has access to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

Area: 603,628 km² within its internationally recognised borders. Ukraine is the largest country whose territory lies entirely within Europe.

Climate: predominantly temperate continental, with warm summers and cold winters. Climatic conditions vary by region, from the mountainous climate of the Carpathians to the steppe climate of southern Ukraine.

Population: due to Russia’s full-scale aggression, the temporary occupation of parts of Ukraine’s territory and large-scale population displacement, an exact current population figure cannot be reliably determined on the basis of standard pre-war statistics.

Currency: hryvnia (UAH; numeric code 980).

Time zone: Eastern European Time (EET, UTC+2); during daylight saving time - Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3).

Country code top-level domain: .ua

International calling code: +380

Official website of Ukraine: Ukraine.ua

Ukraine’s territory within its internationally recognised borders includes the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, as well as parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation. Ukraine and the international community do not recognise Russia’s attempted annexation of these territories.