🌍 Geography
Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Belarus, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
603,550 km²
Land Area
579,330 km²
Water Area
24,220 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
5,581 km
Coastline
2,782 km
Bordering Countries
Belarus 1 (N/A km)
111 km; Hungary (128 km)
202 km; Poland (498 km)
944 km (N/A km)
Slovakia (97 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: mostly fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, with mountains found only in the west (the Carpathians) or in the extreme south of the Crimean Peninsula
Climate: temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; warm summers across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
175m
Natural Resources
iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
35,661,826
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
2.38%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
44.9 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
6 per 1,000
Death Rate
18.6 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 100%, Female: 100%)
💼 Economy
<p>lower-middle-income, non-EU, Eastern European economy; key wheat and corn exporter; gradual recovery after 30% GDP contraction at start of war; damage to infrastructure and agriculture balanced by consumer and business resilience in western Ukraine; international aid has stabilized foreign exchange reserves, allowing managed currency float; continued progress on anti-corruption reforms</p>
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$577.58 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$190.74 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$16,300
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
2.9%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
6.5%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
7.1%
Industry
19%
Services
60.6%
Major Industries
industrial machinery, ferrous and nonferrous metals, automotive and aircraft components, electronics, chemicals, textiles, mining, construction
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
semi-presidential republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 24 August (1991)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
3.53 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
6.3 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
8% of GDP
Education Expenditure
5.1% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
8
Notable Sites
- Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
- Lviv Historic Center
- Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans, Chernivtsi
- Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese, Sevastopol
- Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians
- Struve Geodetic Arc
- The Historic Centre of Odesa