Ukraine
Ukraine
Capital Kyiv
603,550 km² · 38,980,376 people (2025) · Ukrainian hryvnia
The largest country entirely within Europe. About a quarter of the world's chernozem — the deep black soil that makes grain farming so productive — lies here. The Carpathians in the west reach 2,061 m, and the rest of the country is largely steppe drained by the Dnieper.
The facts
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Area
- 603,550 km² — 233,032 sq mi
- Population
- 38,980,376 (2025)
- Density
- 64.6 people per km²
- Currency
- Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH, ₴)
- Official language
- Ukrainian
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +380
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- UA · UKR
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 47 of 200
- By population
- 40 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 637,657 | 19,654,739 |
| Central African Republic | 622,984 | 5,513,282 |
| Ukraine ← | 603,550 | 38,980,376 |
| Madagascar | 587,041 | 32,740,678 |
| Botswana | 581,730 | 2,562,122 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Ukraine?
- Kyiv
- What currency does Ukraine use?
- The Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH).
- How big is Ukraine?
- 603,550 km², or 233,032 square miles — 47 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Ukraine drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Somalia 637,657 km²
- Central African Republic 622,984 km²
- Madagascar 587,041 km²
- Botswana 581,730 km²
- Russia Europe
- Germany Europe
- United Kingdom Europe
- France Europe
- Italy Europe
- Spain Europe
- Poland Europe
- Romania Europe
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)