Ukraine

  

Capital: Kyiv.
National currency:  hryvnia (from September, 1996).
Resident Population (as of the веginning of the 2019) - 42,0 mln. persons.
Borders on Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Russia, Belarus.

 

 

Natural and Geographic Characteristics and Environment Protection

Share in total territory1% :
agricultural lands – 68,7
forest area – 17,7
water basin area – 4,0
other – 9,6

Especially protected territories (national parks, nature reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves) 2
number, units - 73
total territory, thous. ha  - 1997

The longest rivers,  km
(length along the territory of the state)
Dnieper – 1121
Dniester – 925
South Bug – 806
Seversky Donets – 700

The largest lakes, sq. km
Yalpug – 149
Kagul – 90
Kugurluy –  82

The highest point, m
mountain Goverla – 2061

Average temperature (2017)
January from -4,60C to -5,70C
July from +19,40C to +22,20C

1 Categories of the lands are given according to national land code.

2 2013

Main Social and Economic Indicators of Ukraine