Where is Ukraine?
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Slovakia.
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Crazy but True
The area evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster has become one of Europe's richest wildlife refuges. With humans gone, wolves, lynx, bison, moose and wild horses have moved in and thrived. Ukraine also has the Tunnel of Love, a stretch of railway where the trees have grown into a perfect green archway.
Ukraine facts
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Population
- 38,980,376 (2025)
- Area
- 603,500 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Eastern Europe
- Currency
- Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH)
- Languages
- Ukrainian
- Coordinates
- 49°, 32°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- UA · UKR
How Ukraine compares
- Ukraine is the 45th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than South Sudan and larger than Madagascar.
- It is the 40th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 7 countries.
- Within Europe, it is the 2nd largest of 39 countries by area.