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Capital: Kiev (Kyyiv)
Largest City: Kiev (2,691,300)
Highest Elevation: Hora Hoverla 2,061 m (6762 ft)
Population: 47,732,079
Lowest Elevation: Black Sea 0 m (0 ft)
Geography: most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, mountains being found only in the west (the Carpathians), and in the Crimean Peninsula in the extreme south
Climate: temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the so. Crimean coast; 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
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Area: 233,028 sq. mile / 603,700 sq. kil (slightly smaller than Texas )
International Calling Code: 380
Currency: Hryvna
Currency Exchange Rate:
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