Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна) is a country in
Eastern Europe. It is the second largest country in Europe. Ukraine
shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary
to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south; and has a coastline along
the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
It covers about 600,000 km2 (230,000 sq m), with a population
of about 40 million. The nation's capital and largest city is Kyiv.
The official and national language is Ukrainian.