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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Dnipropetrovsk
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1,032,822
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2020
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Kharkiv
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1,430,885
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2020
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Kiev
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2,514,227
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2020
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| Region: |
Eastern Europe |
| Population: |
42,561,104 |
| Area Total: |
603,700km2 |
| Area Land: |
603,700km2 |
| Coast Line: |
2,782km |
| Capital: |
Kiev (or Kyiv) |
| Climate: |
Temperate continental; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country. Hot in the south. |
| Languages: |
Ukrainian
Russian
Romanian
Polish
Hungarian |
| Currency: |
Hryvna used |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 24 August (1991), Orthodox Christmas is 7 January |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 25.80°F |
| July: |
°C / 69.40°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 20.1" |
Boundaries
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Russia
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1,576 km
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Moldova
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939 km
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Belarus
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891 km
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Romania
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531 km
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Poland
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428 km
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Hungary
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103 km
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Slovakia
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90 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Ukrainian
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73.00%
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Russian
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22.00%
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Other
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4.00%
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Jewish
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1.00%
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Religions
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Ukrainian Catholic
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0.00%
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Ukrainian Orthodox
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0.00%
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Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox
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0.00%
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Protestant
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0.00%
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Jewish
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0.00%
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CountryWire
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