Flag of Ukraine
Two equal horizontal bands: blue on top and yellow below.
What Does the Flag of Ukraine Mean?
The colours are usually described as a blue sky above golden fields of wheat. They were used by Ukrainian states in 1917–1921 and again after independence in 1991.
Main colours: blueyellow
Key Facts About Ukraine
| Official name | Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kyiv |
| Continent | Europe (Eastern Europe) |
| Land area | 603,500 km² — #44 of 195 |
| Languages | Ukrainian |
| Currency | Ukrainian hryvnia |
| Flag colours | blue, yellow |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | January 28, 1992 |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | UA / UKR / 804 |
Which Countries Border Ukraine?
Ukraine shares a land border with 7 countries:
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Other Countries in Europe
AlbaniaTirana
AndorraAndorra la Vella
AustriaVienna
BelarusMinsk
BelgiumBrussels
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
BulgariaSofia
CroatiaZagreb
CyprusNicosia
CzechiaPrague
DenmarkCopenhagen
EstoniaTallinn
FinlandHelsinki
FranceParis
GermanyBerlin
GreeceAthens
HungaryBudapest
IcelandReykjavik
IrelandDublin
ItalyRome
LatviaRiga
LiechtensteinVaduz
LithuaniaVilnius
LuxembourgLuxembourg
MaltaValletta
MoldovaChișinău
MonacoMonaco
MontenegroPodgorica
NetherlandsAmsterdam
North MacedoniaSkopje
NorwayOslo
PolandWarsaw
PortugalLisbon
RomaniaBucharest
RussiaMoscow
San MarinoCity of San Marino
SerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaLjubljana
SpainMadrid
SwedenStockholm
SwitzerlandBern
United KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of Ukraine: FAQ
What does the flag of Ukraine look like?
Two equal horizontal bands: blue on top and yellow below.
What colours are on the flag of Ukraine?
The main colours are blue, yellow.
When was the flag of Ukraine adopted?
The current flag was adopted on January 28, 1992.
What is the capital of Ukraine?
The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.