 | Ukraine is an independent country in Eastern Europe. It occupies an area of 603.7 sq. km. Ukraine extends from west to east for 1300 km, and from north to south for 900 km.
In the north Ukraine borders on Belorus, Poland and Slovak Republic, in the south-west - on Hungary, Romania and Moldova. The total length of the state borders of Ukraine is 7698 km. The geographical point, usually referred to as the “geographical center of Europe” (equidistant from the westernmost tip of Europe and the imaginary easternmost line separating Europe from Asia) is situated in Ukraine, not far from the town of Rakhiv, Zakarpatska Oblast. In the south Ukraine is washed by the waters of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. |
