| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 (Eastern European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Ukrainian | Other languages: Russian |
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| Currency: |
hryvnia (UAH) €1 = ₴30.11, $1 = ₴26.98, £1 = ₴35.88 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ua | International Dialling Code: 380 |
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For help planning your trip to Ukraine including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Ukraine trip planning page.
Further information on Ukraine
Discover more about Ukraine - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 603,700 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 2,782 km (Black Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Belarus (891km), Hungary (103km), Moldova (940km), Poland (428km), Romania (431km), Russia (1,576km), Slovakia (90km)
Highest mountain: Hora Hoverla (2,061m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Ukraine from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Hybrid regime | 92/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Repressed | 162/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 127/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 142/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 115/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Independent Country
Population: 44,291,413 (rank: 31/196) Density: 73.3 people/sq km (rank: 107/196)
Ethnic groups: Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001 census)
Religions: Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Protestant 2.2%, Jewish 0.6%, other 3.2% (2006 est.)
GDP (PPP): $337.4 billion GDP per capita: $7,400 (rank: 111/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.