Ukraine is a country in the East of Europe. It has an area of about 604 thousand km2 making it the largest contiguous country on the European continent. Ukraine borders the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively.
Ukraine is a unitary state composed of 24 oblasts, one autonomous republic, and two cities with special status: Kiev, its capital and largest city, and Sevastopol, which houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet under a leasing agreement.
Kiev (or Kyiv) is the capital of Ukraine.
Ukraine is currently ranked 35th by number of gold medals won in the All-time Olympic Games medal count.
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