The unit of currency is the hryvnia (UAH), which consists of 100 kopiykas.
Territory
Ukraine is bounded in the east by the Russian Federation, north by Belarus, west by Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova, and south by the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
Languages
The official languages is Ukrainian. Russian (the language of 33% of the population), Romanian, Polish and Hungarian are also spoken.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London
The unit of currency is the hryvnia (UAH), which consists of 100 kopiykas.
Territory
Ukraine is bounded in the east by the Russian Federation, north by Belarus, west by Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova, and south by the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
Languages
The official languages is Ukrainian. Russian (the language of 33% of the population), Romanian, Polish and Hungarian are also spoken.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London