Romania Country Info - Europe

Description and Basic Information

Romania with its capital Bucharest is located in Europe (Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea). It covers some 237,501 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Oregon) with 22,246,000 citizens. Romanian, Hungarian and are languages spoken by the majority in Romania (consider regional differences). Moldova, Hungary, Ukraine, , Bulgaria and Serbia are bordering countries.

Romania is a country located north of the Balkan Peninsula on the western shores of the Black Sea. It is a country of great natural beauty and diversity and a rich cultural heritage. Romania enchants visitors with its scenic mountain landscapes and unspoilt rural areas, but also with its historic cities and its busy capital. While it has significant cultural similarities with other Balkan states, it is regarded as unique due to its strong Latin heritage. Things for which Romania is famous include: the Carpathian mountains, Constantin Brancusi, wine, medieval fortresses, Mircea Eliade, Dacia cars, Dracula, stuffed cabbage leaves, Nadia Comaneci, the Black Sea, Gheorghe Hagi, sunflower fields, painted monasteries and the Danube Delta.

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About Romania

The terrain offers central Transylvanian Basin being separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps. The average density of population is about 93 per km². The climate in Romania can be described as temperate with cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog, sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms. Possible natural disasters include earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest or geologic structure and climate promote landslides.

To reach someone in Romania dial +40 prior to a number. There are 5,313,000 installed telephones. And there are 25,377,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ro". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz. The following list are the 42 regions/states in Romania we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Romanian population shrinked at a rate of -0.16% (or by 35,712 citizens). With 264,179 deaths and 231,351 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at -0.15%. -2,884 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Romania: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.