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Ukraine
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49° N / 32° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Population
- 37,860,221 2024
- Area
- 603,550 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Ukrainian
- Currency
- Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Ukraine
Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, Ukraïna) is a country in Eastern Europe, the largest country entirely within Europe, with a very rich culture and history. Ukraine has a range of great attractions to offer. The country's main draws include some great and quintessentially Slavic cities, impressive cultural heritage, and, of course, top-class natural areas.
Landscape & landmarks
Head to the historic city of Lviv, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site but still a bustling place and a true centre for learning and culture in the country. Its cobblestoned streets are packed with monuments going back to Medieval times, seemingly untouched by the destructive force of wars that have changed some of Ukraine's other cities so thoroughly.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Traditional Ukrainian cuisine is quite tasty, with some similarities to Polish and other Eastern European and Central European cuisines. It uses a lot of fat ingredients, especially in festive dishes. Traditional dishes include "salo" (salted lard) and soups like "solianka" (солянка in Ukrainian, meat soup) or "borshch" (борщ in Ukrainian) a soup made of red beets and typically garnished with some sour cream.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-16. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Calling code
- +380
- Internet domain
- .ua, .укр
- Land border codes
- BLR, HUN, MDA, POL, ROU, RUS, SVK
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .ua or .укр. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.