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| Capital | Kiev (2.8 mln) |
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| Territory | 603.5 thousand sq.km |
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| Density of Population | 76 persons/sq.km |
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Resident Population (at the beginning 2011) |
45598.2 thousand persons |
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| Unemployment Rate on Registered Labour Market (as of the end 2010) | 2.7% |
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| National Currency | Grivna (from September, 1996) |
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Borders on Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Russia, Belarus. |
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Share in total territory1, % : |
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agricultural lands – 71,0 |
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forest area – 17,5 |
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water basin area – 4,0 |
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other – 7,5 |
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Especially
protected territories (national parks, nature reserves, wildlife
preserves, special hunting reserves) |
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The longest rivers, km |
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(length along the territory of the state) |
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Dnieper – 1121 |
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Dniester – 925 |
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South Bug – 806 |
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Seversky Donets – 700 |
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Goryn – 577 |
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Desna – 575 |
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Ingulets– 549 |
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The largest lakes, sq. km |
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Yalpug – 149 |
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Kugurluy – 82 |
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Kagul – 82-93 |
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The highest point, m |
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mountain Goverla – 2061 |
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Average temperature (2008) |
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January from -2,90C to -1,70C |
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July from +20,00C to +24,40C |
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1 Categories of the lands are given according to national land code. |