Outline of Romania
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Romania:
The location of Romania
An enlargeable map of Romania
Romania – unitary semi-presidential republic located in Central-Southeastern 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 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 (including Dobruja), Moldavia (including Bukovina), Transylvania (including Banat, Maramureș, and Crișana). Romania derives from the Latin romanus, meaning "citizen of Rome".
General reference
An enlargeable relief map of Romania
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Romania
- Official English country name: Romania
- Common endonym(s): România
- Official endonym(s): Român
- Adjectival(s): Romanian
- Demonym(s): Romanian
- Etymology: Name of Romania
- ISO country codes: RO, ROU, 642
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:RO
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ro
Geography of Romania
An enlargeable general map of Romania
- Romania is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Romania
- High: Moldoveanu 2,544 m (8,346 ft)
- Low: Black Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,508 km
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- Coastline: Black Sea 225 km
- Population of Romania: 19,638,000 (2017) - 58st most populous country
- Area of Romania: 238,391 km2
- Atlas of Romania
Environment of Romania
An enlargeable satellite image of Romania
- Climate of Romania
- Environmental issues in Romania
- Renewable energy in Romania
- Geology of Romania
- Protected areas of Romania
- Wildlife of Romania
Geographic features of Romania
- Glaciers of Romania
- Islands of Romania
- Lakes of Romania
- Mountains of Romania
- Rivers of Romania
- World Heritage Sites in Romania
Regions of Romania
Administrative divisions of Romania
Administrative divisions of Romania
- Regions of Romania
- Counties of Romania
- Municipalities of Romania
- Counties of Romania
Regions of Romania
Map of the development regions
Development 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:
- Macroregiunea 1:
- Macroregiunea 2:
- Macroregiunea 3:
- Sud-Muntenia (7 counties)
- Bucureşti-Ilfov (1 county and Bucharest)
- Macroregiunea 4:
- Sud-Vest Oltenia (5 counties)
- Vest (4 counties)
Counties of Romania
| Name | Common Abbrev |
Capital | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba | AB | Alba Iulia | 6,242 |
| Arad | AR | Arad | 7,754 |
| Argeș | 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 |
| Maramureș | 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 |
| Timiș | TM | Timișoara | 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
Municipalities of Romania
- Capital of Romania: Bucharest
- Cities of Romania
Demography of Romania
Government and politics of Romania
- Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Romania: Bucharest
- Elections in Romania
- Political parties in Romania
- Corruption scandals in Romania
Branches of the government of Romania
Executive branch of the government of Romania
- Head of state: President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis
- Presidents of Romania
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Romania, Ludovic Orban
- Prime ministers of Romania
- Cabinet of Romania
Legislative branch of the government of Romania
- Parliament of Romania - bicameral, composed of two equal houses:
- The Chamber of Deputies of Romania
- The Senate of Romania
Judicial branch of the government of Romania
Court system of Romania
- Supreme Court of Romania
Foreign relations of Romania
- Diplomatic missions in Romania
- Diplomatic missions of Romania
International organization membership
Romania is a member of:
Law and order in Romania
Military of Romania
Military of Romania
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: President of Romania
- Ministry of Defence of Romania
- Commander-in-chief: President of Romania
- Forces
- Army of Romania
- Navy of Romania
- Air Force of Romania
- Special forces of Romania
- Military history of Romania
- Military ranks of Romania
Local government in Romania
Local government in Romania
History of Romania
History of Romania, by period
- Timeline of Romanian history
- Prehistoric Romania
- Dacia
- Roman Dacia
- Romania in the Middle Ages
- Early Modern Romania
- National awakening of Romania
- United Principalities
- Kingdom of Romania
- Kings of Romania
- Romanian Campaign (World War I)
- Greater Romania
- Romania during World War II
- Socialist Republic of Romania
- Romanian Revolution
- History of Romania since 1989
- Current events of Romania
History of Romania, by region
History of Romania, by subject
Culture of Romania
- Romanian Academy
- Architecture of Romania
- Cuisine of Romania
- Customs of Romania
- Romanian Christmas customs
- Ethnic minorities in Romania
- Festivals in Romania
- Folklore of Romania
- Holidays in Romania
- Humor in Romania
- Media in Romania
- Mythology of Romania
- National symbols of Romania
- Coat of arms of Romania
- Flag of Romania
- National anthem of Romania
- People of Romania
- Philosophy of Romania
- Prostitution in Romania
- Public holidays in Romania
- Records of Romania
- World Heritage Sites in Romania
Art in Romania
- Architecture of Romania
- Cinema of Romania
- Dance in Romania
- Literature of Romania
- Music of Romania
- Romanian rock music
- National anthem of Romania
- Television in Romania
- Theatre in Romania
Languages of Romania
People of Romania
- Common Romanian surnames
- Eastern name order used in Romanian personal names
Romanians
- List of Romanians
- List of Romanian writers
- List of Romanian poets
- List of Romanian monarchs
- List of famous Romanians
Romanian diaspora
- Romanian American
- Romanian Canadian
- Romanian French
- Romanians of Australia
- Romanians in Bulgaria
- Romanians of Serbia
Religion in Romania
- Christianity in Romania
- Hinduism in Romania
- Islam in Romania
- Judaism in Romania
Economy and infrastructure of Romania
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 42nd (forty-second)
- Agriculture in Romania
- Banking in Romania
- Communications in Romania
- Internet in Romania
- Romanian-language television stations
- Radio stations in Romania
- Companies of Romania
- Supermarkets in Romania
- Antena 1
- Billa
- Angst
- La Fourmi
- Vodafone Romania
- Orange Romania
- Romanian Television
- List of newspapers in Romania
- Automobile Dacia
- Currency of Romania: Leu
- Energy in Romania
- Energy policy of Romania
- Oil industry in Romania
- Mining in Romania
- Tourism in Romania
- Bucharest Stock Exchange
- Sibiu Stock Exchange
- Health care in Romania
- Transport in Romania
- Water supply and sanitation in Romania
Education in Romania
gollark: Bees are true, thus believe in bees || bad.
gollark: I mostly don't have repeated brain crashes when discussing religion.
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gollark: Nope. I cannot be proved equal to bees.
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See also
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Romanian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- List of international rankings
- List of Romania-related topics
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
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- Geography
- Protected areas
- Topography
- Politics
- Administrative divisions
- Constitution
- Elections
- Foreign relations
- Government
- Human rights
- LGBT history
- Judiciary
- Law enforcement
- Military
- Parliament
- Political parties
- Unification with Moldova
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Energy
- Foreign investment
- Foreign trade
- Industry
- Leu (currency)
- National Bank
- Property bubble
- Science and technology
- Services
- Stock Exchange
- Telecommunications
- Society
- Crime in Romania
- Immigration to Romania
- Languages in Romania
- Minorities of Romania
- Public holidays in Romania
- Social structure of Romania
- Systematization (Romania)
- Social welfare in Romania
References
External links
- Overviews
- BBC News Country Profile - Romania
- CIA World Factbook - Romania
- US Department of State - Romania
- Federal Research Division, Library of Congress -Romania : a country study
- Economy and law links
- Culture and history links
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