Ukraine Country Guide

Ukraine Facts

  • Capital: Kiev
  • Population: 46,481,000
  • Currency: hryvnia (UAH)
  • Religions: Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004 est.)
  • Government: republic
  • Languages: Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities
  • Climate: temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; 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
  • Phone Code: 380

Festivals in Ukraine

Docudays (Kiev, Ukraine)
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Human Rights, Film
Month: March
Docudays Website
DoJ - Donetsk Jazz (Donetsk, Ukraine)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: November
DoJ - Donetsk Jazz Website
Jazz in Kiev (Kiev, Ukraine)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: October
Jazz in Kiev Website
Kazantip (Popovka, Ukraine)
Festival Types: Music - Electronic, Dance, Party
Month: July
Kazantip Website
Kharkiv Za Jazz Festival (Kharkov, Ukraine)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: March
Kharkiv Za Jazz Festival Website

Ukraine Accommodation

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Ukraine Flights

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Ukraine Tours