Ukraine is country of Europe located in east Europe 

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. Ukraine borders the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and the Sea of ​​Azov to the south and southeast. It has an area of ​​603,628 km², making it the largest country in Europe.

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Ukraine’s GDP (PPP) in 2010 ranks 38th in the world and is estimated at $ 305.2 billion. According to the CIA, GDP per capita in 2010 was USD 6,700 (in purchasing power parities), making it 107th in the world. Nominal GDP (in US dollars, calculated at market rate) was 136 billion US dollars, ranking 53rd in the world. In July 2008, the average nominal salary in Ukraine reached 1,930 hryvnia per month. Although wage growth in 2008 was lower than in neighboring Central European countries, it was 36.8 percent. According to UNDP, 4.9% of the Ukrainian population lived below US $ 2 a day in 2003 and 19.5% of the population lived below the national poverty line in the same year. According to the World Bank, only 0.1% of the population lived below $ 2 a day in 2010.

Ukraine produces almost all types of transport vehicles and spacecraft. Antonov planes and KrAZ trucks are exported to many countries. The majority of Ukrainian exports are marketed to the European Union and the CIS. Since independence, Ukraine has had its own space agency, the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU). Ukraine actively participated in scientific space exploration and remote sensing missions. Between 1991 and 2007 Ukraine launched six self-built satellites and 101 launch vehicles and continues to develop spacecraft.