Ukraine

Introduction

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Ukraine yo͞oˈkrān, yo͞okrānˈ [key], Ukr. Ukraina, republic (2015 est. pop. 44,658,000), 232,046 sq mi (601,000 sq km), E Europe. It borders on Poland in the northwest; on Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova in the southwest; on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov in the south; on Russia in the east and northeast; and on Belarus in the north. Kiev is the capital and largest city.

Sections in this article:

Introduction
An Independent Nation
Ukraine and the USSR
The Struggle for Autonomy
Early History
Government
Economy
Land and People
Bibliography

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