Explore this Ukraine Map to learn everything you want to know about this country. Learn about Ukraine’s location on the world map, official symbol, seal, flag, geography, climate, postal/area/zip codes, time zones, etc. Check out Ukraine’s history, independence struggle, significant states, provinces/districts, & cities, most popular travel destinations and attractions, the capital city’s location, facts, and trivia, and Top 10 FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), and many more. 

About Ukraine

Ukraine, an eastern European country, is the second largest country in Europe. This fully independent country declared independence from the USSR (Soviet Union) on August 24, 1991. Kyiv is the capital and also the largest city of Ukraine. On June 28, 1996, the Constitution of Ukraine was adopted. The country is a unitary semi-presidential republic. Verkhovna Rada is the unicameral parliament of Ukraine.

Ukrainian is the official language of the country. Over 75% of the population in the country belongs to the Ukrainian ethnicity. While 17% are Russians, 5% belong to Other Ethnicities. Most of the people in Ukraine are Christians, including Ukrainian Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic, Protestant, and Latin Catholic. Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) is Ukraine’s current official currency.

Ukraine Flag

The current flag of Ukraine was adopted on September 1, 2006. The design of the Ukrainian flag consists of two equal-sized horizontal colors: blue in the upper half and yellow in the lower half. The flag’s proportion was 2:3. 

The National Coat Of Arms Of Ukraine is the symbol of the country. On February 19, 1992, it was officially adopted. This short coat of arms features:

• A blue shield has a golden border.
• A golden trident (Tryzub in Ukraine) is placed at the shield’s center. The origin of this trident in the seal can be traced back to the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great’s (980-1015) symbol in the 11th century. 
• The Great State Emblem of Ukraine is based on:
• Small State Emblem of Ukraine 
• The Coat of Arms of the Zaporozhian

Ukraine Location

Ukraine Location Map shows the exact location of Ukraine on the world map. This map shows the boundaries of this country, neighboring countries, and oceans. 

Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe. It shares its border with:

• Belarus (in the north)
• Russia (in the northeast and east)
• The Black Sea and the Sea of Azov coastlines (in the southeast and south)
• Romania and Moldova (in the southwest) 
• Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary (in the west)

Ukraine’s precise location (Latitude and Longitude) is 44° and 53° N Latitude and 22° and 41° E Longitude. Check this Ukraine Latitude and Longitude Map for more information.

Ukraine Capital

The capital city of Ukraine is Kyiv. It is situated in the north-central part of the country (Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E) along the Dnieper River. The total area of Kyiv is 839 sq km (324 sq mi), and its average elevation is 587 ft (179 m). Kyiv’s time zone is UTC+2 (EET), and its summer (DST) is UTC+3 (EEST). 

Kyiv is the country’s most populous city and the 7th most populous city in Europe. In Eastern Europe, this city has emerged as a significant center of high-tech industries, higher education, culture, and historical landmarks. Kyiv boasts of having an extensive public transport and infrastructure system, which includes the Kyiv Metro. 

Ukraine Time Zone

In Ukraine, UTC+2 (EET) is the time zone. UTC+3 (EEST) is the summer (DST).  

Ukraine Geography

The total area of Ukraine is 233,000 sq mi (603,500 sq km). Out of which 223,700 sq mi (579,300 sq km) is land area and 9,300 sq mi (24,200 sq km) is water area. In terms of size, it is the 45th largest country worldwide and the 2nd largest European country. This country has a 1,729 mi (2,782 km) long coastline. 

Most parts of Ukraine consist of fertile plains and plateaus. The major rivers cross this landform are the Dnieper, the Southern Bug, Dniester, and Seversky Donets. The Danube River creates Ukraine’s border with Romania southwest of the fertile plains and plateaus. In the western part of the country, the Carpathian Mountains are situated. Hoverla is the highest among them, having a height of 6,762 ft (2,061 m). The Crimean Mountains are situated along the coast in the extreme southern region of the country. 

You’ll find many highland regions in Ukraine, including:

• Volyn-Podillia Upland (in the west)
• Near-Dnipro Upland (on Dnieper’ right bank)
• Central Russian Upland (in the east)
• The Near Azov Upland and Donets Ridge (near the Sea of Azov)

In addition to large swathes of arable lands, Ukraine has large deposits of minerals and natural resources, including:

• Lithium
• Natural Gas
• Kaolin

Learn more about the location of the international boundary, disputed boundary, mountain peaks, rivers, lakes, deserts, waterbody, area of capital, ocean, and neighboring countries from this Physical Map of Ukraine. 

Ukraine Climate 

A temperate climatic condition is found in most parts of Ukraine. However, you’ll find a subtropical climate on Crimea’s southern coast. A moderately warm and humid Atlantic Ocean air influences the country’s climate. 

Temperature varies between the northern and southern regions of Ukraine. In the north, the average annual temperature ranges from 5.5 °C (41.9 °F) to 7 °C (44.6 °F). In the south, the average yearly temperature ranges from 11 °C (51.8 °F) to 13 °C (55.4 °F). 

The level of precipitation also varies within Ukraine. While the Carpathian Mountains receive around 47.2 inches (1,198.9 mm), the Black Sea coastal areas and Crimea receive 15.7 inches (398.8 mm) of average annual precipitation. 

Ukraine History

Scythians used to live in the current Ukrainian territory in the Seventh Century BC. Later on, on the Black Sea’s north coast, the Greeks started to settle. They also founded many cities in this region. In the fifth and sixth century AD, Slavs settled where Ukraine is. Swedish Vikings started to sail through the rivers in the ninth century and settled here. A Viking called Oleg captured the current Kyiv region in 882. The people of Ukraine converted to Christianity in 988 during the reins of Vladimir I. However, the state of Ukraine disintegrated into fragments in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. 

Eastern and southern Ukraine were captured by the Mongol king and grandson of Genghis Khan, Batu, in 1240. Poles and Lithuanians took over the reins of northern and western Ukrainian regions in the fourteenth century. Though the Mongols and Tartars were driven out from most parts of Ukraine, Tartars continued to hold on to Crimea. In the fifteenth century, the Turkish Empire took the reins of Crimea. 

The steppes of Ukraine were populated by some serfs in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries after running away from their Polish landlords. They came to be known as Cossacks or Kozaky, which meant freemen. They created self-governing communities and went on to unite and create the Cossack Hetmanate under the leadership of a general or hetman. Russia dominated eastern Ukraine in the seventeenth century, and Poland dominated western Ukraine. In 1764, Cossack Hetmanate was abolished. 

Regions of Ukraine

Ukraine is divided into 24 Providence administratively known as Oblasts in the country. Oblasts or Provinces are the primary types of first-level administrative divisions of Ukraine. Oblasts in Ukraine are subdivided into raions (districts), and each oblast consists of 3 to 10 raions following the July 2020 reforms. Most provinces or Oblast in Ukraine are named after their respective administrative centers. The List of Oblasts is as follows:

• Cherkasy Oblast
• Chernihiv Oblast
• Chernivtsi Oblast
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
• Donetsk Oblast
• Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
• Kharkiv Oblast
• Kherson Oblast
• Khmelnytskyi Oblast
• Kyiv Oblast
• Kirovohrad Oblast
• Luhansk Oblast
• Lviv Oblast
• Mykolaiv Oblast
• Odessa Oblast
• Poltava Oblast
• Rivne Oblast
• Sumy Oblast
• Ternopil Oblast
• Vinnytsia Oblast
• Volyn Oblast
• Zakarpattia Oblast
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast
• Zhytomyr Oblast

Ukraine Major Cities

There are 461 cities in Ukraine as of January 1, 2022. There are two cities in Ukraine with special status: Kyiv and Sevastopol. Ukraine’s five most populous and significant cities are Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Donetsk. Ukraine Cities Map helps you learn about the country’s major cities and locations.

Ukraine Airports

Ukraine has over 20 airports. The central and busiest of Ukraine is Boryspil International  Airport, which shares its airstrip with the Boryspil Air Base. The other significant airports in the country include Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport and Kyiv International Airport. Hostomel Airport and Ozerne Airport are important cargo-only airports. In addition to the airports in Ukraine, there are11 airfields (aerodromes) and some 35 airstrips that are being operated separately.

Ukraine Zip Codes or Postal Codes

Ukraine has five-digit numerical postal codes that are written to the right of the city or settlement name. The postal codes are allocated to all settlements with a population of more than 500, irrespective of the presence of a Post office. There are about 27,013 Postal Codes in Ukraine.

Ukraine Travel

The country owing to its diverse landscape and centuries-old architecture, offers many options for travel and tourism. The tourist attractions include many options, from the rolling countryside to the streets of old city centers. Ukraine’s most famous tourist attractions are St. Sophia’s Cathedral, Chornobyl, Lviv’s Historical Center, Kamenets Podolsky Castle, and Mezhyhirya (Former Presidential Palace, Kyiv).

FAQs on Ukraine

FAQ #1: What continent is Ukraine in?

Ans:  Ukraine is a country located in Eastern Europe. It is the second largest country in the continent of Europe after Russia.

Faq #2: What Is The Capital Of Ukraine?

Ans: Kyiv is the capital and largest city of Ukraine

Faq #3: When did Ukraine gain independence? 

Ans: Ukraine gained independence on August 24, 1991. It officially declared itself an independent country on this day.

Faq #4: How big is Ukraine?

Ans: Ukraine covers a total area of 603,700 km2 and a total coastline of 2,782 km(1,728.7 mi).

Faq #5: Is Ukraine a democracy?

Ans: Ukraine is a republic with a presidential-Parliamentary system of government. The country’s politics occur in a semi-presidential representative democratic republic and a multi-party System.

Faq #6: Does Ukraine have oil?

Ans: Ukraine possesses substantial conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon reserves, estimated at 9 billion tonnes of oil equivalent. The country has a century-long history of oil and gas production.

Faq #7: When did Ukraine give up nuclear weapons?

Ans: It was after Ukraine’s Independence in 1994 that the country gave up nuclear weapons and joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of  Nuclear Weapons.

Faq #8: What resources does Ukraine have?

Ans: Ukraine has abundant reserves of coal, iron ore, natural gas, manganese, oil, salt, graphite, Sulfur, Kaolin, titanium, nickel, timber, magnesium, and mercury.

Faq #9: What language is spoken in Ukraine?

Ans: The official language of the country is  Ukrainian. It is an East Slavic language, the native language of 67.5% of Ukraine’s population. Other common languages are Russian and Crimean Tatar.

 Faq #10: Why is Ukraine not in NATO?

Ans:  Ukraine is not in NATO because it has failed to meet some requirements or Criteria to become a NATO member, according to the experts. Even the opinion of the Ukrainian Public on Joining NATO membership was split. Therefore Ukraine is not entitled to protection under the NATO treaty.