Outline of Romania

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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 Southeastern-Central Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine. It also borders Hungary, Serbia, and Moldova. It covers 238,391 square kilometres (92,043 sq mi) and has a temperate-continental climate. With its 19.9 million inhabitants, it is the seventh most populous member of the European Union. Its capital and largest city, Bucharest, is the sixth largest city in the EU. It encompasses the historical regions of Wallachia, Moldavia, Dobruja, and Transylvania. Romania derives from the Latin romanus, meaning "citizen of Rome".

General reference[edit]

An enlargeable relief map of Romania

Geography of Romania[edit]

An enlargeable general map of Romania
Main article: Geography of Romania
 Bulgaria 608 km
 Ukraine 531 km
 Serbia 476 km
 Moldova 450 km
 Hungary 443 km

Environment of Romania[edit]

An enlargeable satellite image of Romania

Geographic features of Romania[edit]

Main article: Landforms of Romania

Regions of Romania[edit]

Main article: Regions of Romania

Administrative divisions of Romania[edit]

Regions of Romania[edit]
Map of the development regions
Main article: Regions of Romania

These are the 8 development regions in Romania, which (with the exception of Bucureşti-Ilfov) are named by their geographical position in the country:

Counties of Romania[edit]
Main article: Counties of Romania
Name Common
Capital Area (km2)
Alba AB Alba Iulia 6,242
Arad AR Arad 7,754
Argeş AG Piteşti 6,862
Bacău BC Bacău 6,621
Bihor BH Oradea 7,544
Bistriţa-Năsăud BN Bistriţa 5,355
Botoşani BT Botoşani 4,986
Braşov BV Braşov 5,363
Brăila BR Brăila 4,766
Buzău BZ Buzău 6,103
Caraş-Severin CS Reşiţa 8,514
Călăraşi CL Călăraşi 5,088
Cluj CJ Cluj-Napoca 6,674
Constanţa CT Constanţa 7,071
Covasna CV Sfântu Gheorghe 3,710
Dâmboviţa DB Târgovişte 4,054
Dolj DJ Craiova 7,414
Galaţi GL Galaţi 4,466
Giurgiu GR Giurgiu 3,526
Gorj GJ Târgu Jiu 5,602
Harghita HR Miercurea Ciuc 6,639
Hunedoara HD Deva 7,063
Ialomiţa IL Slobozia 4,453
Iaşi IS Iaşi 5,476
Ilfov IF Buftea 1,583
Maramureş MM Baia Mare 6,304
Mehedinţi MH Drobeta-Turnu Severin 4,933
Mureş MS Târgu Mureş 6,714
Neamţ NT Piatra Neamţ 5,896
Olt OT Slatina 5,498
Prahova PH Ploieşti 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
Timiş TM Timişoara 8,697
Tulcea TL Tulcea 8,499
Vaslui VS Vaslui 5,318
Vâlcea VL Râmnicu Vâlcea 5,765
Vrancea VN Focşani 4,857
Bucureşti B (Bucharest municipality) 228
Municipalities of Romania[edit]

Demography of Romania[edit]

Neighbours of Romania[edit]

Government and politics of Romania[edit]

Branches of the government of Romania[edit]

Main article: Government of Romania

Executive branch of the government of Romania[edit]

Legislative branch of the government of Romania[edit]

Judicial branch of the government of Romania[edit]

Foreign relations of Romania[edit]

International organization membership[edit]

Romania is a member of:

Law and order in Romania[edit]

Main article: Law of Romania

Military of Romania[edit]

Main article: Military of Romania

Local government in Romania[edit]

History of Romania[edit]

History of Romania

History of Romania, by period[edit]

History of Romania, by region[edit]

History of Romania, by subject[edit]

Culture of Romania[edit]

Main article: Culture of Romania

Art in Romania[edit]

Art in Romania

Languages of Romania[edit]

Languages of Romania

People of Romania[edit]



Romanian diaspora[edit]

Romanian diaspora

Religion in Romania[edit]

Religion in Romania

Sports in Romania[edit]

Main article: Sports in Romania

Economy and infrastructure of Romania[edit]

Main article: Economy of Romania

Education in Romania[edit]

Education in Romania

See also[edit]

Main article: Romania

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External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of Romania

Economy and law links
Culture and history links