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Ukraine, republic in eastern Europe, bordered
on the north by Belarus and Russia; on the east by Russia;
on the south by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov; on the
south-west by Romania and Moldova; and on the west by Hungary,
Slovakia, and Poland. Formerly the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist
Republic (SSR) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(USSR), Ukraine is an associate member of the Commonwealth
of Independent States (CIS), which in December 1991 succeeded
the USSR. It has withheld its agreement on payments and customs
union, choosing "observer" status at the CIS Intergovernmental
Assembly. With a total area of about 603,700 sq km (233,090
sq mi), Ukraine is the second-largest country in Europe after
Russia.
Capital City - Kiev
Languages - Ukrainian, Russian, others Official
Religions - Ukrainian Orthodox, others
Population - 49,506,000
Land Area - 603,700 sq km (223,090 sq miles)
Ukraine is in the Eastern European Time Zone. Eastern European
Standard Time (EET) is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT+2).
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