About Ukraine
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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