Ukraine
🇺🇦 Eastern Europe
How Ukraine ranks globally
About Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe, with Kyiv as its capital. It is home to roughly 38.98 million people, giving a population density of about 65 people per square kilometre. The country covers 603,500 km² of land and shares land borders with 7 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $214.23B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.779. The official currency is the Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH), and the main language is Ukrainian.
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How Ukraine measures up
How Ukraine is governed
Powerful head of state; directs foreign & security policy.
Heads the Cabinet; runs domestic government.
Unicameral — Verkhovna Rada — 450 seats
Who holds the power?
Ukraine has a semi-presidential system that divides executive power between a directly elected President and a Prime Minister backed by the Verkhovna Rada, the single-chamber parliament. The President leads foreign and security policy and nominates key officials, while the Cabinet handles day-to-day government — a balance that has shifted between the two offices several times since independence.
Did you know?
Ukraine is the 40th most populous country in the world, with about 38.98 million people.
By land area it is the 44th-largest country in the world, covering 603,500 km².
It has the world's 56th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($214.23B).
Ukraine shares land borders with 7 countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.779.
Ukraine has a population density of about 65 people per square kilometre.
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