Official language: Ukrainian

Capital: Kyiv

Independent since: August 24, 1991

Location: Central and Eastern Europe, southeastern part of the East European plain, between 44''20' and 52''20' N and 22''5' and 41''15'E.

Area: 603 700 sq.km

Climate: moderately continental. Subtropical Mediterranean climate on the southern coast of Crimea. The climate in Transcarpathian region is mild, with warm almost snowless winter and rainy summer.

Average winter temperature: from -8° to -12° C (from +17.6° F to +3° F). In the southern regions average winter temperature is around 0° C (+32° F).

Average summer temperature: from +18° to +25° C (from +64.4° F to +77° F), although it can exceed +35° C (+95° F) during daytime.

Best time to visit Ukraine: summer, the end of spring and the beginning of autumn.

Population: 47 732 079 (population density – 80 p/sq.km)

Currency: hryvnia (letter code: UAH, digital code: 980)

Time zone: GMT+2 (UTC+2)

Internet top-level domain: ua

International phone code: +380

Official website: https://ukraine.ua