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TimeUTC+2UTC+3 the rest of the year The capital’s time. The country has 2 time zones.Source: IANA Time Zone Database · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Visa · United States passport
No visa needed · up to 90 daysSource: U.S. Department of State · Checked 25 Oct 2026 ↗SIM and eSIM
A local SIM is worth getting for emergencies and for cheaper calls and texts within the country.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Apps locals use
Air Alert: pushes air raid warnings to your phone when you may not hear the sirens.Uklon: a local ride-hailing service for booking taxis.Bolt: a ride-hailing app for ordering a car.Uber: ride-hailing, available in some cities.EasyWay: finds which city minibus or bus route gets you where you are going.OsmAnd: offline maps worth downloading before trips through areas with no signal.tickets.ua: look up timetables and buy public transport tickets.Booking.com: widely used locally for reserving accommodation.
Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Cards or cash
Mostly cashMostly cards
Step 3 of 5: Cash and cards are used about equally, so carry some of both.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Money in Ukraine
Ukrainian Hryvnia · ₴ · UAH
Change money only at proper exchange booths or banks, never with people on the street.
Use cash machines attached to a bank branch rather than ones in shops or other businesses.
Exchange booths are usually quicker and better value than banks for changing cash.
In small towns, pay with cash rather than cards to protect your card details.
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Fri, 25 Dec 2026 · Christmas Day Різдво Христове
Fri, 1 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day Новий Рік
Mon, 8 Mar 2027 · International Women's Day Міжнародний жіночий день
Sat, 1 May 2027 · International Workers' Day День праці
Sun, 2 May 2027 · Easter Sunday Великдень
Sat, 8 May 2027 · Victory day over Nazism in World War II День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні
Sun, 20 Jun 2027 · Pentecost Трійця
Mon, 28 Jun 2027 · Constitution Day День Конституції
Thu, 15 Jul 2027 · Statehood Day День Української Державності
Tue, 24 Aug 2027 · Independence Day День Незалежності
Fri, 1 Oct 2027 · Defender of Ukraine Day День захисників і захисниць України
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Ukraine say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
Travel warning
Calm
Caution
Serious
Don’t go ●
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Do not travel
Calm
Caution
Serious
Don’t go ●
Level 4 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 27 Aug 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 27 Aug 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
Advises against all travel to parts of the country
Some regions differ, see the official page.
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 2 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 2 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Scams to know
Card cloning
Shield the keypad at cash machines, watch who is near and keep your card in sight to pay.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Overcharging unlicensed taxis
Take official cabs with the company name and phone number on the door and roof.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Spiked drinks
Keep your food and drinks with you and refuse drinks from people you barely know.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Fellow passenger's luggage on trains
Never agree to watch a stranger's bags or let strangers into your compartment.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.
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Health
No vaccines are required to enter; make sure routine and recommended vaccinations are up to date.
Vaccinations
No vaccines are required to enter; make sure your routine and recommended vaccinations are current.
Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State
Checked 25 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 25 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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Deep facts
| GDP | ≈ $214.2 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Per person | ≈ $5,866Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | corn, seed oils, wheat, iron ore, soybeans (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 39 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Median age | 44.6 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 70.5 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Orthodox (includes the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), and the Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP)), Ukrainian Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jewish (2013 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2013 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 603,550 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Climate | temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; warm summers across the greater part of the country, hot in the southSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | mostly fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, with mountains found only in the west (the Carpathians) or in the extreme south of the Crimean PeninsulaSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Type of government | semi-presidential republicSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Calling code | +380Source: libphonenumber · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗ |
About the data
Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.
From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.
GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 25 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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