Overview of and topical guide to Romania
The location of Romania An enlargeable map of Romania The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Romania:
Romania – unitary semi-presidential republic located in Central -Southeastern Europe , bordering the Black Sea to the south-east, between Bulgaria and Ukraine . It also borders Hungary to the west, Serbia to the south-west, and the Republic of Moldova to the east. It covers 238,391 square kilometres (92,043 sq mi) and has a predominantly temperate continental climate .
With c. 19 million inhabitants (as of early 2022), it is the seventh most populous member state of the European Union (EU). Its capital and largest city, Bucharest , is the fourth largest city in the EU . It encompasses the historical regions of Wallachia (including Dobruja ), Moldavia (including Bukovina ), Transylvania (including Banat , Maramureș , and Crișana ). Romania derives from the Latin romanus , meaning "citizen of Rome" .
Geography of Romania
An enlargeable general map of Romania Geography of Romania
Bulgaria 608 km
Ukraine 531 km
Serbia 476 km
Moldova 450 km
Hungary 443 km
Environment of Romania
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Geographic features of Romania
Regions of Romania
Administrative divisions of Romania
Administrative divisions of Romania
Regions of Romania
Map of the development regions Development regions of Romania
These are the 8 development regions in Romania, which (with the exception of București-Ilfov) are named by their geographical position in the country:
Macroregiunea 1:
Macroregiunea 2:
Macroregiunea 3:
Macroregiunea 4:
Counties of Romania
Counties of Romania
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Name
Common abbrev.
Capital
Area (km2 )
Alba
AB
Alba Iulia
6,242
Arad
AR
Arad
7,754
Argeș
AG
Pitești
6,862
Bacău
BC
Bacău
6,621
Bihor
BH
Oradea
7,544
Bistrița-Năsăud
BN
Bistrița
5,355
Botoșani
BT
Botoșani
4,986
Brașov
BV
Brașov
5,363
Brăila
BR
Brăila
4,766
Buzău
BZ
Buzău
6,103
Caraș-Severin
CS
Reșița
8,514
Călărași
CL
Călărași
5,088
Cluj
CJ
Cluj-Napoca
6,674
Constanța
CT
Constanța
7,071
Covasna
CV
Sfântu Gheorghe
3,710
Dâmbovița
DB
Târgoviște
4,054
Dolj
DJ
Craiova
7,414
Galați
GL
Galați
4,466
Giurgiu
GR
Giurgiu
3,526
Gorj
GJ
Târgu Jiu
5,602
Harghita
HR
Miercurea Ciuc
6,639
Hunedoara
HD
Deva
7,063
Ialomița
IL
Slobozia
4,453
Iași
IS
Iași
5,476
Ilfov
IF
Buftea
1,583
Maramureș
MM
Baia Mare
6,304
Mehedinți
MH
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
4,933
Mureș
MS
Târgu Mureș
6,714
Neamț
NT
Piatra Neamț
5,896
Olt
OT
Slatina
5,498
Prahova
PH
Ploiești
4,716
Satu Mare
SM
Satu Mare
4,418
Sălaj
SJ
Zalău
3,864
Sibiu
SB
Sibiu
5,432
Suceava
SV
Suceava
8,553
Teleorman
TR
Alexandria
5,790
Timiș
TM
Timișoara
8,697
Tulcea
TL
Tulcea
8,499
Vaslui
VS
Vaslui
5,318
Vâlcea
VL
Râmnicu Vâlcea
5,765
Vrancea
VN
Focșani
4,857
București
B
(Bucharest municipality)
228
Municipalities of Romania
Municipalities of Romania
Demography of Romania
Demographics of Romania
Neighbours of Romania