Official name: România (Romania).
Capital: Bucharest.(Bucuresti)
Form of government: unitary republic with two legislative houses (Senate [143]; Assembly of Deputies [341{1}]).
Chief of state: President.
Head of government: Prime Minister.
Official language: Romanian.
Official religion: none.
Monetary unit: 1 Romanian leu (plural lei)=100 banii
Location |
South-eastern Europe, bordering the
Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine |
Geographic coordinates |
46 00 N, 25 00 E
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Map references |
Europe
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Area |
total: 237,500 sq km
land: 230,340 sq km water: 7,160 sq km |
Land boundaries |
total: 2,508 km
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Border countries |
Bulgaria 608 km
Hungary 443 km Moldova 450 km Yugoslavia 476 km Ukraine (north) 362 km Ukraine (east) 169 km |
Coastline |
225 km
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Climate |
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with
frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms. |
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 extremes |
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m |
Natural resources |
petroleum, timber, natural gas, coal,
iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower |
Major Cities |
Bucharest 2,300,000; Constanta
348,000; Iasi 340,000; Timisoara 328,000; Galati 327,000; Cluj-Napoca 326,000; Brasov 324,000 |
