About Ukraine

Facts and Figures

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Total area: 603,700 sq km

Capital: Kyiv (population reaching 3 million)

Independence: August, 24, 1991

Population: 48 million (25th in the world, population density – 80 p/km2)

Time zone: GMT+2 (UTC+2)

Climate: moderately continental, except for Southern Crimea, where the climate is subtropical, of the Mediterranean type. The Carpathian climate is also mild, with warm winter and rainy summer.

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

Average summer temperature is from +18° to +25°C (from +64.4° F to +77° F), although maximum temperature can be more than +35°C (+95° F)

Best time to visit Ukraine: summer, late spring and early autumn

Geographical features: longest river - the Dnipro 2,201 km long, highest peak - Mount Hoverla (2,061 m) in the Carpathians, washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov in the South

Dominant religion: Orthodox (65,4%)

Official language: Ukrainian

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

Internet top-level domain: ua

International phone code: 380

State holidays:
• 1 January - New Year
• 7 January - Christmas
• 8 March - International Women’s Day
• April/May - Easter
• 1-2 May - Labour Days
• 9 May - Victory Day
• May/June - Holy Trinity
• 28 June - Constitution Day
• 24 August - Independence Day
• 14 October - Protection of the Holy Virgin and the Day of the Defender of Ukraine