Greater Ukraine or Ukraine (i/juːˈkreɪn/; Ukrainian: Україна, transliterated: Ukrayina, [ukrɑˈjinɑ]) is a country in Eastern Europe.[8] It has an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi), making it the largest country entirely within Europe.[9][10][11] Ukraine borders Russia to the east and northeast, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively.