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Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is Ukraine's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. The official language is Ukrainian. Ukraine covers about 603,628 km2 (230,000 sq mi), with around 32 million people. Humans have inhabited Ukraine since at least 32,000 BC. During the Middle Ages, it was the site of early Slavic expansion and later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. Kievan Rus' became the largest and most powerful realm in Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries, but…

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FCDO travel advice for Ukraine. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Events

Ukraine

Новий РікNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Міжнародний жіночий деньInternational Women's Day2026-03-08

ВеликденьEaster Sunday2026-04-12

День праціInternational Workers' Day2026-05-01

День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війніVictory day over Nazism in World War II2026-05-08

ТрійцяPentecost2026-05-31

День КонституціїConstitution Day2026-06-28

День Української ДержавностіStatehood Day2026-07-15

День НезалежностіIndependence Day2026-08-24

День захисників і захисниць УкраїниDefender of Ukraine Day2026-10-01

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalKyiv

Population40,000,000

CurrencyUAH

Languagesuk,ru-UA,rom,pl,hu

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◎Kyiv2,952,301 residents ◎Kharkiv1,421,125 residents ◎Odesa1,010,537 residents ◎Dnipro968,502 residents ◎Donetsk901,645 residents ◎Lviv717,273 residents ◎Zaporizhzhya710,052 residents ◎Kryvyy Rih603,904 residents ◎Sevastopol547,820 residents ◎Mykolayiv470,011 residents ◎Vinnytsya430,091 residents ◎Saltivka409,300 residents ◎Luhansk397,677 residents ◎Desna368,500 residents ◎Dniprovskyi357,900 residents ◎Pravyi Bereh352,088 residents ◎Darnytsya343,384 residents ◎Makiyivka338,968 residents ◎Simferopol336,460 residents ◎Saltivskyi302,600 residents ◎Chernihiv282,747 residents ◎Poltava279,593 residents ◎Khmelnytskyi274,452 residents ◎Cherkasy269,836 residents ◎Chernivtsi264,298 residents ◎Zhytomyr261,624 residents ◎Sumy256,474 residents ◎Rivne243,873 residents ◎Vyhurivshchyna-Troyeshchyna240,000 residents ◎Horlivka239,828 residents ◎Obolon239,500 residents ◎Ivano-Frankivsk238,196 residents ◎Mariupol230,000 residents ◎Kamyanske226,845 residents ◎Ternopil225,238 residents ◎Kremenchuk224,997 residents ◎Shevchenkivskyi220,660 residents ◎Shevchenkivskyi220,077 residents ◎Kropyvnytskyi219,676 residents ◎Lutsk215,986 residents ◎Bila Tserkva207,273 residents ◎Verhunskyi185,593 residents ◎Kyivskyi182,900 residents ◎Borshchahivka179,900 residents ◎Desnyanskyi179,600 residents ◎Novozavodskyi179,600 residents ◎Tsentralnyi179,582 residents ◎Rutchenkivskyi168,029 residents ◎Fortechnyi167,451 residents ◎Nyzhnodniprovsk160,123 residents ◎Industrialnyi157,900 residents ◎Avtozavodskyi157,382 residents ◎Sykhiv151,131 residents ◎Zarichnyi150,694 residents ◎Kerch148,932 residents ◎Melitopol148,851 residents ◎Shevchenko147,600 residents ◎Bohuniya147,324 residents ◎Kramatorsk147,145 residents ◎Slobidskyi146,850 residents ◎Nemyshlyanskyi144,200 residents ◎Kovpakivskyi142,447 residents ◎Kyivskyi139,177 residents ◎Rayon KhTZ131,000 residents ◎Mykilska Borshchahivka127,400 residents ◎Vilkhivskyi126,340 residents ◎Livoberezhnyi122,175 residents ◎Cheremushky120,000 residents ◎Tsentralno-Miskyi118,283 residents ◎Smolyanskyi116,779 residents ◎Uzhhorod115,449 residents ◎Korolyov114,034 residents ◎Kyivskyi110,600 residents ◎Brovary109,806 residents ◎Novobavarskyi108,100 residents ◎Hirnytskyi107,216 residents ◎Yevpatoriya107,040 residents ◎Berdyansk106,311 residents ◎Alchevsk106,062 residents ◎Nikopol105,160 residents ◎Slovyansk105,141 residents ◎Pozniaky104,400 residents ◎Kalynivskyi103,249 residents ◎Chumakivskyi103,005 residents ◎Skhidni Kvartaly102,500 residents ◎Kindrativskyi101,565 residents ◎Kalmiuskyi101,498 residents ◎Pavlohrad101,430 residents ◎Pechersk100,900 residents ◎Oleksiyivka100,500 residents ◎Oleksandrivskyi100,330 residents ◎Siverskodonetsk99,067 residents ◎Kamyanets-Podilskyi97,908 residents ◎Tsentralno-Miskyi94,417 residents ◎Yuzivskyi94,228 residents ◎Kharkivskyi Masyv93,700 residents ◎Lysychansk93,340 residents ◎Osnovyanskyi93,000 residents ◎Bohodukhivskyi90,600 residents ◎Kholodna Hora89,000 residents

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