
Ukraine Travel and Destination Guide
BACKGROUND INFO
Full Name
Ukraine
Capital City
Kyiv (pop 2.66 million)
Area
603,700 sq km
Population
48,055,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC +2
Weights Measures System
Metric
Languages
• Ukrainian (official)
Ukrainian, like Russian and Belarusian, is an Eastern Slavic language.
• Russian (other)
• Romanian (other)
• Polish (other)
• Hungarian (other)
Religion
Ukrainian Orthodox, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic, Muslim, Protestant, Jewish
Government Type
Republic
Government Leaders
Viktor Yanukovych
Prime Minister (head of government)
Viktor A. Yushchenko
President (head of state)
Country Dialing Code
380
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