Romania Geography

Country Name: Romania

Capital City: Bucharest

Population: 22,303,552 (2006)

Population Growth: -0.12% (2006)

Currency: Leu (ROL)

Languages: Romanian

Area: 237,500 sq km

Inflation Rate: 6.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 5.9% (2005)

Domain extension: .ro

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF ROMANIA

Location:

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine

Geographic Co-ordinates:

46 00 N, 25 00 E

Area - total:

237,500 sq km

Area - total:

237,500 sq km

Area - land:

230,340 sq km

Area - water:

7,160 sq km

Land Boundaries:

2,508 km

Border Countries:

Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km

Terrain:

central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps

Elevation - highest point:

Moldoveanu 2,544 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Black Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower

Arable Land:

39.49%

Permanent Crops:

1.92%

Other Land Use:

58.59% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides