Location: Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe. With exception of Russia, Ukraine is the largest country in Europe in terms of territory. It covers a territory of 603,7 thousand square kilometers. (France is the second largest country on the continent with a territory of 544 thousand square kilometers). Ukraine is bounded in the east by the Russian Federation, in the north by Byelorus, in the west by Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, in the south west by Moldova and Romania, and in the south Ukraine is washed by the Black Sea.
Population: In terms of population Ukraine is one of the largest in Europe. Ukraine has a population of 52 million people. It is one of the biggest consumer markets in Europe. The state capital is Kiev with a population of more than 4 million inhabitants. Kiev is situated on the bank of river Dnepr.