Which continent does Ukraine belong to?

Ukraine is located in eastern Europe, on the northern shore of the Black Sea and Azov Sea. The land area is 603,700 square kilometers, the national population is 4 1, 4 1, 000 (in June, 2026, it was 5438+0, excluding Crimea), and the capital Kiev (Kyiv, киев) has a population of 2.96 million. The official language is Ukrainian and Russian is also widely used.

In the early Paleolithic period, there were traces of ancient human activities in present-day Ukraine. 1240, the Mongolian Imperial Expeditionary Force (Batu) occupied Kiev. 1654, Ukrainian cossack leader Khmelnitski signed the Treaty of Peleyaslav with the Russian czar, and Ukraine and Russia formally merged. 1922 joined the Soviet union (western Ukraine joined in 1939). On July 1990, the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine adopted the Declaration on National Sovereignty of Ukraine. 1991On August 24th, Ukraine declared its independence.

Ukraine mainly believes in Orthodox Christianity and Catholicism. The whole country is divided into 24 states, 1 autonomous republic (Crimea) and 2 municipalities (Kiev and Sevastopol).