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Also Known As Ukrayina
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Denys Shmyhal
Capital Kyiv (Kiev)
Population (2024 est.) 42,787,000
Head Of State President: Volodymyr Zelensky
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with a single legislative house (Verkhovna Rada1 [450])
Official Language Ukrainian
Official Religion none
Official Name Ukrayina (Ukraine)
Total Area (Sq Km) 603,549
Total Area (Sq Mi) 233,030
Monetary Unit hryvnya (UAH)
Population Rank (2023) 36
Population Projection 2030 42,628,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 183.6
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 70.9
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2022) 69.7% • Rural: (2022) 30.3%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 66.3 years • Female: (2021) 75.3 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 174,919
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 5,070
1Translated as Supreme Council.

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