Ukraine
Europe Β· Capital: Kyiv
How it is run: Ukraine is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Ukraine is home to 39.0 million people in Eastern Europe, where people speak Ukrainian.
Numbers that tell a story π’
π₯ People
39.0 million people
That is 0.5% of everybody alive (counted in 2025).
πΊοΈ Land
603,500 kmΒ²
Bigger than Texas β a long road trip from one side to the other.
ποΈ How crowded
About 65 people per square kilometre β a comfortable mix of cities and open land.
π Size in its region
7th most people in Europe
2nd largest by land in Europe.
π£οΈ Official languages
Ukrainian
π° Money
Ukrainian hryvnia (β΄)
Life here today π©Ί
These come from World Bank open data β the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
β€οΈ How long people live
74.7 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
πΌ Money made per person each year
about US$5,866
A lower-middle-income country: incomes are rising, but many families still farm or work informally.
π’ Living in cities
69.6% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
π Kids under 15
13.7% of the population
An older country β there are more grandparents than schoolchildren.
Everyday details π§
π Phone code
+380
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
π Websites end in
.ua
π§ People here are called
Ukrainian
π·οΈ Name at home
Π£ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½Π°
Also written: Ukrayina.
π Coast or inland
Has a coastline
ποΈ UN voting group
Eastern European Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders π€
Ukraine touches 7 neighbours by land. Neighbours share rivers, roads and usually a lot of trade.
Say its name around the world π£οΈ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Ucrania
French
Ukraine
Arabic
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Russian
Π£ΠΊΡΠ°ΠΈΠ½Π°
Portuguese
UcrΓ’nia
German
Ukraine
Put it in perspective π
- Russia β the most populated country in Europe β has about 3.7Γ as many people as Ukraine.
- Ukraine covers roughly 5,748 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Ukraine lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 19,490 km.
Flags through time π
A flag is a country telling you what it believes. Scroll the timeline and watch Ukraine change.
Soviet Ukraine
A red flag with a blue band while part of the Soviet Union.
Blue and yellow
Blue sky above golden wheat fields.
Fast facts π§
Fact of the day: Ukraine is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
π·οΈ Official name
Ukraine
ποΈ Capital
Kyiv
π Region
Europe Β· Eastern Europe
π€ Country code
UA
ποΈ UN status
UN member state
π© Independence
Independent country
More about Ukraine π
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Green-and-gold domes over mosaics that have survived almost 1,000 years of storms, fires and wars.
See it in Street Viewπ§ Where on the map
49.0Β° N, 32.0Β° E
π Half of the world
Northern & Eastern hemisphere
π°οΈ Clock check
Roughly UTC+2 β when it is noon in London it is about 14:00 in Kyiv.
- Ukraine sits in the temperate zone, the belt where most of the world's farms and big cities are.
- Ukraine shares its part of the world with Russia. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- Ukraine is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- πΊπ¦ is the flag of Ukraine. Its country code β the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics β is UA.
- The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv β that's where the country's big decisions get made.
Countries nearby π€
Talk about it π¬
- Ukraine has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Ukraine can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Ukraine spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz π§ͺ
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Ukraine?
Kyiv
Which money do people spend in Ukraine?
Ukrainian hryvnia (β΄)
How many countries share a land border with Ukraine?
7 β Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia.
Roughly how many people live in Ukraine?
39.0 million people
Keep researching π
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further β and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here β kid-friendly encyclopedias π
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ποΈ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy π°
Use two different outlets before you decide what you think.
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