UKRAINE
BACKGROUND:
With most of Russia stretching across Asia, Ukraine is actually the largest country in Europe by surface area at 603,000 sq km, over 50,000 sq km larger than France. Its borders are shared by 7 other states, Russia (1,576km), Belarus (891km) Poland (428km), Slovakia (90km), Hungary (103km), and Romania (362km, southwest, and 176km, south), whose border in broken by Moldova (940km). Despite its size, it still trails several of its fellow European states in population, with just 45 million to its credit.
BORDERS:
Belarus 891 km, Hungary 103 km, Moldova 940 km, Poland 428 km, Romania (south) 176 km, Romania (southwest) 362 km, Russia 1,576 km, Slovakia 90 km
POPULATION:
45,134,707
GDP PER CAPITA:
$7,015.14 per capita
With most of Russia stretching across Asia, Ukraine is actually the largest country in Europe by surface area at 603,000 sq km, over 50,000 sq km larger than France. Its borders are shared by 7 other states, Russia (1,576km), Belarus (891km) Poland (428km), Slovakia (90km), Hungary (103km), and Romania (362km, southwest, and 176km, south), whose border in broken by Moldova (940km). Despite its size, it still trails several of its fellow European states in population, with just 45 million to its credit.
BORDERS:
Belarus 891 km, Hungary 103 km, Moldova 940 km, Poland 428 km, Romania (south) 176 km, Romania (southwest) 362 km, Russia 1,576 km, Slovakia 90 km
POPULATION:
45,134,707
GDP PER CAPITA:
$7,015.14 per capita
