|
|
 |
| Geography |
| Books on Romanian Geography |
| Official
name: Romānia (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 |
| Map
references |
Europe |
| Area |
total: 237,500 sq
km
land: 230,340 sq km
water: 7,160 sq km |
| Land
boundaries |
total: 2,508 km |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|
| Books on Romanian Geography |
|
Tell a Friend