Ukraine
Capital:
Kiev Climate:
temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
Language:
Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities) 9%
Population:
45,134,707 (July 2011 est.)
Currency:
Hryvnia (UAH)
Telephone Code:
380
Internet Code:
.ua