Country

Ukraine

Also Known As Ukraine

Eastern Europe

Ukraine is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. It 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. Ukraine's independence was declared on 24 August 1991 as the Soviet Union dissolved. Its capital and largest city is Kyiv. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Kyiv 2

Population

32,283,000 2

April 2026 estimate; wartime displacement affects the precision of Ukrainian population figures.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

603,628 2

Independence or Founding Year

1991 2

Ukraine's independence was declared on 24 August 1991 as the Soviet Union dissolved.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Ukraine

FAQs

How big is Ukraine compared with other European countries?

Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe after Russia.

Ukraine is the second largest country on the European continent after Russia. Its capital is Kyiv, located on the Dnieper River in north-central Ukraine.

Connections

Adjacent To

Transnistria

Transnistria's territory runs along the Moldova-Ukraine border.

Source Transnistria (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Crimean Peninsula

Crimea is internationally recognized as Ukrainian territory; it has been under Russian occupation since 2014.

Danube Delta

Dnipro

Source Dnipro (Wikipedia)

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine.

Source Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Wikipedia)

Eastern Europe

Kharkiv

Source Kharkiv (Wikipedia)

Kharkiv Oblast

Kharkiv Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine.

Source Kharkiv Oblast (Wikipedia)

Kyiv

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.

Source Kyiv (Wikipedia)

Lviv

Source Lviv (Wikipedia)

Odesa

Source Odesa (Wikipedia)

Odesa Oblast

Odesa Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine.

Source Odesa Oblast (Wikipedia)

Pripet Marshes

Bordered By Water

Black Sea

Ukraine borders the Black Sea.

Source Black Sea (Wikipedia)

Sea of Azov

Has Capital

Kyiv

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.

Source Kyiv (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Dnieper River

The Danube

Source Danube (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Same As

Ukraine

Also in Political Atlas: the same subject.

Nationals Include

Oleksiy Prylipka

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Oleksiy Prylipka - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Oleksiy Vasylovych Prylipka (Ukrainian: Олексій Васильович Приліпка; 9 March 1944 – August 2024) was a Ukrainian agronomist and political scientist who earned the title of Hero of Ukraine in 2002.

Selman Waksman

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Alexey Ivakhnenko

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Kateryna Yushchenko

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Nikolay Brusentsov

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Tetiana Podchasova

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Anton Korynevych

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ihor Fris

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Ihor Fris

Ivan Dombrovskyy

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ivan Dombrovskyy - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Ivan Petrovich Dombrovskyy (Ukrainian: Іван Петрович Домбровський, romanized: Ivan Petrovych Dombrovskyi; born 7 March 1947) is a Ukrainian jurist, notary, electro-welder, and a judge of Constitutional Court of Ukraine and Supreme Court of Ukraine.

Markiyan Kulyk

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Mykola Gnatovskyy

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Mykola Gnatovskyy

Oleksandra Matviichuk

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Oleksandra Matviichuk - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Oleksandra Viacheslavivna Matviichuk (Ukrainian: Олександра В’ячеславівна Матвійчук; born 8 October 1983) is a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and civil society leader based in Kyiv.

Tetiana Andrianova

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Tetiana Andrianova - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Tetiana Andrianova (born October 13, 1978) is a Ukrainian businesswoman and lawyer, specializing in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, state enterprises privatization and restructuring.

Andrey Kurkov

Also in Literature Atlas: a national of this subject.

Alexander Ostrowski

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Alexander Ostrowski, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Summary

Quote, Summary

Alexander Ostrowski was a Ukrainian-born mathematician who worked on a wide variety of topics in both analysis and algebra.

Georgy Voronoy

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Sergei Bernstein

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sergei Bernstein, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Summary

Quote, Summary

Sergei Bernstein was a Ukrainian mathematician who made important contributions to partial differential equations, differential geometry, probability theory and approximation theory.

Vadim G. Vizing

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Vizing's two fundamental papers, appendix with biographical note on Vadim G. VizingNotes

Quote, Notes

Vadim G. Vizing was born in Kiev, Ukraine

Vladimir Arnold

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Vladimir Arnold, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Summary

Quote, Summary

Vladimir Arnold is a Ukrainian-born mathematician who won a Wolf prize for his work on dynamical systems, differential equations and singularity theory.

Yuri Linnik

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source MacTutor History of Mathematics: Yuri LinnikBiography text

Quote, Biography text

Yuri Linnik was a Ukrainian-born mathematician

Nikolai Amosov

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nikolai Amosov (Wikipedia)Lead [nationality]

Quote, Lead [nationality]

was a Soviet and Ukrainian doctor of Russian origin

Lenur Arifov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lenur Arifov (Wikidata)

Maryna Viazovska

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Maryna Viazovska (Wikidata)

Selman Waksman

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Selman Waksman (Wikidata)

Vladimir Drinfeld

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Vladimir Drinfeld (Wikidata)

Nestor Makhno

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: a national of this subject.

Pavel Popovich

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Pavel Popovich

Anna Ushenina

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Anna Ushenina - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina (Ukrainian: Анна Юріївна Ушеніна; born 30 August 1985) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who was Women's World Chess Champion from November 2012 to September 2013.

Irina Deriugina

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia, Irina DeriuginaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Irina Ivanivna Deriugina (Ukrainian: Іри́на Іва́нівна Дерю́ґіна; born 11 January 1958) is a Ukrainian former individual rhythmic gymnast athlete who competed for the Soviet Union, and is now a Ukrainian coach in rhythmic gymnastics.

Iser Kuperman

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Iser Kuperman - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Iser Kuperman, sometimes spelled Koeperman, (Russian: Исер Иосифович Куперман; April 21, 1922 - March 6, 2006) was a Ukrainian international draughts player.

Lilia Podkopayeva

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lilia Podkopayeva - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Lilia Oleksandrivna Podkopayeva (Ukrainian: Лілія Олександрівна Подкопаєва; born 15 August 1978) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast.

Ruslan Ponomariov

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ruslan Ponomariov - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Ruslan Olehovych Ponomariov (Ukrainian: Русла́н Оле́гович Пономарьо́в; born 11 October 1983) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.

Sergey Bubka

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Sergey Bubka

Valentin Mankin

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Valentin Mankin

Vitali Klitschko

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia, Vitali KlitschkoLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (; Ukrainian: Віталій Володимирович Кличко [wiˈtɑl⁽ʲ⁾ij woloˈdɪmɪrowɪtʃ klɪtʃˈkɔ]; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer who has served as the mayor of Kyiv since 2014.

Vyacheslav Pryadkin

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Wladimir Klitschko

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia, Wladimir KlitschkoLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017.

Yana Klochkova

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Yana KlochkovaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Yana Oleksandrivna Klochkova (Ukrainian: Яна Олександрівна Клочкова; born 7 August 1982) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Franz Roubaud

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Getty ULAN artist record 500012298, Roubaud, FranzBirth and Death Places

Quote, Birth and Death Places

Born: Odessa (Odes'ka Oblast', Ukraine) (inhabited place)

Weegee

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Babka

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Babka (Wikipedia)tier 3

Borscht

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Borscht (Wikipedia)tier 3

Chicken Kiev

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Chicken Kiev (Wikipedia)tier 3

Kielbasa

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Kielbasa (Wikidata)

Knish

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Knish (Wikipedia)

Kvass

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Kvass (Encyclopaedia Britannica)tier 1

Medivnyk

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Pampushka

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Syrniki

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Syrniki (Wikipedia)

Ukrainian Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Ukrainian Cuisine (Wikipedia)tier 3

Varenyky

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Death and the Penguin

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Death and the Penguintier 2

Duma

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Duma (epic) - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

A Duma (Ukrainian: дума, plural dumy) is an oral epic poem which originated in Ukraine during the Cossack era, possibly based on earlier Kyivan epic forms.

Eugenio Bulygin

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ezra Heymann

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Jan Lukasiewicz

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Cossacks

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ukrainian oligarchs

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Location Of

Russo-Ukrainian War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Site Of

Derkul Stud Farm

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Derkul Stud Farm (Wikipedia)

Independence Monument, Kyiv

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Independence Monument, Kyiv (Wikipedia)tier 3

Kyiv Television Center

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Kyiv Television Center (Wikipedia)tier 3

Verkhovna Rada Building

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Theotokos of Pochayiv

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Fire Point

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Fire Point

Interfax-Ukraine

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Kharkiv Tractor Plant

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Kharkiv Tractor Plant

Kyiv Arsenal

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Kyiv Arsenal

Malyshev Factory

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Malyshev Factory

Maslosojuz

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Mykulynetsky Brovar

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Pivdenmash

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Pivdenmash

Pivdenne Design Office

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Pivdenne Design Office

SIA FORT

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: SIA FORT

Spetstechnoexport

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Spetstechnoexport

Ukrainian Independent Information Agency

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source UNIAN, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News (Ukrainian: Українське Незалежне Інформаційне Агентство Новин, УНІАН, romanized: Ukrainsʼke Nezalezhne Informatsiine Ahentstvo Novyn, UNIAN) is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian news agency.

Ukrinform

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Ukrinform, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

The National News Agency of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Українське національне інформаційне агентство), or Ukrinform (Ukrainian: Укрінформ), is a state information and news agency, and international broadcaster of Ukraine.

Wild Hornets

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

XADO

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: XADO

Dov Ber of Mezeritch

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Nachman of Breslov

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Pochaiv Lavra

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

The Baal Shem Tov

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Uman

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Volodymyr Shaian

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

National Bank of Ukraine

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Also in Education Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка, romanized: Kyivskyi natsionalnyi universytet imeni Tarasa Shevchenka; also known as Kyiv University, Shevchenko University, or KNU) is a public university in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Chernobyl Disaster

Also in Energy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Also in Energy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Also in Energy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source World Nuclear Association Information Library

Antonov

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Antonov (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company

Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Khartron

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: KhartronLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

JSC "Khartron" (Hartron) (Ukrainian: Хартрон, formerly NPO "Electropribor", Russian: НПО "Электроприбор", meaning Scientific Production Association "Electrical device"; originally known as NII-692 or OKB-692 design bureau; afterwards known as KB electropriborostroeniya before being named NPO Electropribor) is one of the leading design engineering bureaus in Ukraine, which develops and produces spacecraft and missile control systems.

Pivdenmash

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Pivdenne Design Office

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

State Space Agency of Ukraine

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: State Space Agency of UkraineLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

The State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU; Ukrainian: Державне космічне агентство України (ДКАУ), romanized: Derzhavne kosmichne ahentstvo Ukrainy) is the Ukrainian government agency responsible for space policy and programs.

National Olympic Committee of Ukraine

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source National Olympic Committee of Ukraine - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Нацiональний олiмпiйський комiтет України, romanized: Natsionalnyi olimpiiskyi komitet Ukrainy; IOC Code: UKR) is a non-profit all-Ukrainian public organization responsible for development, reinforcement, and protection of the Olympic movement.