Ukraine is a land in East Europe, situated southeast of Russia, south of Belarus, east of Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, southeast of Moldova and Romania and north of Black Sea.
Capital: Kiev
Largest city: Kiev
Official languages: Ukrainian
Population: 2005est. – 46 481 000
Currency: Hryvnia (UAH)
Climate: moderate continental; Mediterranean on the southern Crimean shore; cool winters along the Black Sea, cold in interior; usually warm summers, hot in the south







