UKRAINE 

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country by area in Europe after Russia, which borders to the east and northeast. It spans an area of 603,628 km². With a population of 43 million, Ukraine is the eighth-most populous country in Europe. The nation's capital and largest city is Kyiv. Ukraine is a unitary republic. The country is divided administratively into several provinces called oblast; two cities—Kyiv and Sevastopol. Crimea is an autonomous republic within Ukraine.