'''Ukraine''' (, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which it borders to the east and north-east. Ukraine also shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south; and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. It spans an area of , with a population of 41.3 million, and is the eighth-most populous country in Europe. The nation's capital and largest city is Kyiv.