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Ukraine

Eastern Europe

Capital
Kyiv
Population
41.2 million (2022)
Currency
Ukrainian Hryvnia UAH
Plugs
CF 230 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Ukraine highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Ukraine Type C Type F socket, as found in Ukraine Type F

Ukraine uses Types C and F sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

₴ Ukrainian Hryvnia UAH

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 41.69 UAH (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 28 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Ukraine are about 28% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Ukrainianofficial65%
  • Russiande facto official46%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Ukraine spans 2 time offsets right now:

  • UTC+2 observes DST Europe / Kyiv
  • UTC+3 Europe / Simferopol

The capital is on UTC+2 (Europe/Kyiv).

Driving

Traffic in Ukraine drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

The holidays library lists no national public holidays for Ukraine in the next 12 months. Ukraine suspended public holidays as days off under martial law in 2022.

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 4 Do not travel

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

  • FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country
  • FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country

Updated 2026-10-02. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+380
Internet domain
.ua
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
Read more
Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Ukraine
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of Ukraine.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of Arms of Ukraine (Pantone).svg, Public domain. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.