Ukraine: Quick Facts

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Ukraine launches nearly 1,200 drones at Russia as US-led talks will consider wider European security • Nov. 13, 2026, 2:14 PM ET (AP)

Correction: Russia-Ukraine-War story • Nov. 13, 2026, 1:30 PM ET (AP)

The European Union says Europe will send a team of diplomats from across the continent to the Ukraine peace talks • Nov. 13, 2026, 12:42 PM ET (AP)

Bombings in Russia kill a military officer and injure an adviser to Ukraine's former prime minister • Nov. 13, 2026, 9:07 AM ET (AP)

US envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine talks, then see Zelenskyy in Dublin • Nov. 12, 2026, 9:09 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As	Ukrayina
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Yuliya Svyrydenko
Capital	Kyiv
Population	(2026 est.) 42,459,000
Head Of State	President: Volodymyr Zelensky
Form Of Government	unitary multiparty republic with a single legislative house (Verkhovna Rada¹ [450])
Official Language	Ukrainian
Official Religion	none
Official Name	Ukrayina (Ukraine)
Total Area (Sq Km)	603,549
Total Area (Sq Mi)	233,032
Monetary Unit	hryvnya (UAH)
Population Rank	(2026) 36
Population Projection 2030	42,628,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2026) 182.2
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2026) 70.3
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2022) 69.7% • Rural: (2022) 30.3%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2021) 65.2 years • Female: (2021) 74.4 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2024) 184,396
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2024) 5,210
¹Translated as Supreme Council.

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Political map of Ukraine showing its national boundaries, major cities, and neighboring countries including Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Belarus, and Russia. The map highlights key cities such as Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Dnipro, and includes Crimea and the Black Sea. An inset locator map in the lower left shows Ukraine's position within Europe.

Swallow's Nest Castle with pointed towers stands on a rocky cliff overlooking the Black Sea in Crimea, Ukraine, with a white boat on the water below.

Map highlighting Ukraine in light orange within Eastern Europe, showing its borders with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Belarus, and Russia. The map also labels the capital, Kyiv, and shows the Black Sea to the south, with neighboring countries Bulgaria, Turkey, and Georgia nearby.

Map of Ukraine highlighting physical features such as uplands, lowlands, hills, rivers, and major natural reserves. The map shows surrounding countries, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov, with a small locator map in the lower left corner indicating Ukraine's position in Europe.

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oblast, Ukraine

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