The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1992 to 2025 Europe
Country name Ukraine, in 33 editions.
The entry for Ukraine published Country name in 33 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1992
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Long-form name”
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Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
- former:
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Ukraine
local long form:
none
local short form:
Ukrayina
former:
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The entry for Ukraine did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
- former:
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
- former:
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukrayina
former: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
- former:
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukrayina
former: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form:
- none conventional short form: Ukraine local long form: none local short form: Ukrayina former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: none
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- former:
- Ukrainian National Republic,
- Ukrainian State,
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none local short form: Ukrayina
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
local short form: Ukrayina
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
- former:
- Ukrainian National Republic,
- Ukrainian State,
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukrayina
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
local short form: Ukrayina
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
- former:
- Ukrainian National Republic,
- Ukrainian State,
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Ukraine
local long form:
none
local short form:
Ukrayina
former:
Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
- former:
- Ukrainian National Republic,
- Ukrainian State,
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
note: name derives from the Old East Slavic word "ukraina" meaning borderland or march (militarized border region)
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
note: name derives from the Old East Slavic word "ukraina" meaning borderland or march (militarized border region)
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
- former:
- Ukrainian National Republic,
- Ukrainian State,
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- name derives from the Old East Slavic word "ukraina" meaning "borderland or march (militarized border region)"
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukrayina
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republicnote: etymology: name derives from the Old East Slavic word "ukraina" meaning borderland "borderland or march (militarized border region) region)"
The same text in 3 editions, 2017 to 2019.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukrayina
- former:
- Ukrainian National Republic,
- Ukrainian State,
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- name derives from the Old East Slavic word "ukraina" meaning "borderland or march (militarized border region)" and began to be used extensively in the 19th century;
- originally Ukrainians referred to themselves as Rusyny (Rusyns, Ruthenians, or Ruthenes), an endonym derived from the medieval Rus state (Kyivan Rus)
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukrayina
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: name derives from the Old East Slavic word "ukraina" meaning "borderland or march (militarized border region)" and began to be used extensively in the 19th century; originally Ukrainians referred to themselves as Rusyny (Rusyns, Ruthenians, or Ruthenes), an endonym derived from the medieval Rus state (Kyivan Rus)
The same text in 5 editions, 2020 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukraina
- former:
- Ukrainian National Republic,
- Ukrainian State,
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- name derives from the Old East Slavic word "ukraina" meaning "borderland or march (militarized border region)" and began to be used extensively in the 19th century;
- originally Ukrainians referred to themselves as Rusyny (Rusyns, Ruthenians, or Ruthenes), an endonym derived from the medieval Rus state (Kyivan Rus)
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukrayina Ukraina
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: name derives from the Old East Slavic word "ukraina" meaning "borderland or march (militarized border region)" and began to be used extensively in the 19th century; originally Ukrainians referred to themselves as Rusyny (Rusyns, Ruthenians, or Ruthenes), an endonym derived from the medieval Rus state (Kyivan Rus)
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Ukraine
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ukraina
- former:
- Ukrainian National Republic,
- Ukrainian State,
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- the name derives from the Old East Slavic or Old Russian word ukraina , meaning "borderland," which was used to describe the area on medieval Russia's border at the time of the Tatar invasion in the 13th century
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukraina
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: the name derives from the Old East Slavic or Old Russian word "ukraina" ukraina , meaning "borderland or march (militarized border region)" and began to be "borderland," which was used extensively in the 19th century; originally Ukrainians referred to themselves as Rusyny (Rusyns, Ruthenians, or Ruthenes), an endonym derived from describe the area on medieval Rus state (Kyivan Rus) Russia's border at the time of the Tatar invasion in the 13th century
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Ukraine: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/ukraine/country-name.