has access to the coasts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov,
The Carpathian Mountains and the Crimean Mountains lie within the country's borders,
borders Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, and the Russian Federation,
Ukraine is a founding member of the United Nations, a member of the World Trade Organization, a member of the free trade area with the European Union, the Council of Europe, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), and regional and subregional organizations, namely the OSCE, GUAM, and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation; and, as of 2022, an official candidate for EU membership