Administrative divisions
27 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Autonomous Republic of CrimeaCherkasy OblastChernihiv OblastChernivtsi OblastDnipropetrovsk OblastDonetsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastKharkiv OblastKherson OblastKhmelnytskyi OblastKirovohrad OblastKyivKyiv OblastLuhansk OblastLviv OblastMykolaiv OblastOdessa OblastPoltava OblastRivne OblastSevastopolSumy OblastTernopil OblastVinnytsia OblastVolyn OblastZakarpattia OblastZaporizhia OblastZhytomyr Oblast
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 603,600 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | No authoritative open source found |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 27 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Belarus, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the eastCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 2,782 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 5,581 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Belarus 1,111 km; Hungary 128 km; Moldova 1,202 km; Poland 498 km; Romania 601 km; Russia 1,944 km, Slovakia 97 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | mostly fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, with mountains found only in the west (the Carpathians) or in the extreme south of the Crimean PeninsulaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| 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; warm summers across the greater part of the country, hot in the southCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable landCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Hora Hoverla 2,061 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Black Sea 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 175 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | almost four times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than TexasCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | occasional floods; occasional droughtsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; continental shelf: 200 m or to the depth of exploitationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
