Romania
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Map of Romania
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| Official name: |
Romania
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| Capital: |
Bucharest
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| Area: |
total: 237,500 sq km land: 230,340 sq km water: 7,160 sq km
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| Location: |
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
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| Geographic coordinates: |
46 00 N, 25 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Oregon
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 2,508 km border countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia and Montenegro 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km
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| Coastline: |
225 km
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| 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
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m
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