Flag of Ukraine
Locally Ukraïna · Україна
What the flag looks like
Two equal horizontal bands, blue over yellow.
What it means
It is widely interpreted as a blue sky above golden fields of wheat.
How to remember it
Blue sky over a golden wheat field: Ukraine
is just two horizontal halves, while Sweden
arranges the same colors as a cross.
Fun facts
- Blue-and-yellow banners were used by Ukrainians in Lviv during the revolutions of 1848.
- Ukraine is the largest country lying entirely within Europe.
Ukraine at a glance
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Region
- Eastern Europe
- Population
- 38 million
- Area
- 603,500 km²
- Languages
- Ukrainian
- Currency
- Ukrainian hryvnia (₴)
- Flag adopted
- 1992