Romania
Bucharest ยท Southeast Europe
Romania is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Bucharest, the official currency is the Romanian Leu, and the main language is Romanian.
With a population of roughly 19.1 million people spread over 238,398 kmยฒ, Romania is the 65th most populous country in the world and the 81st largest by area. That works out at about 80 people per square kilometre.
Romania shares land borders with Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary โ 5 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Timiศoara. The highest point in the country is Moldoveanu Peak, at 2,544 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Ghana, while its population is closest to that of Kazakhstan.
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Population
- 19,100,000
- Area
- 238,398 kmยฒ
- Currency
- Romanian Leu
- Main language
- Romanian
- Highest point
- Moldoveanu Peak
2,544 m - Land borders
- 5
Romania: things worth knowing
- The Danube Delta, where the river meets the Black Sea, is the best-preserved river delta in Europe.
- Romanian is a Romance language, descended from Latin, surrounded on almost all sides by Slavic and Hungarian speakers.
- The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest is among the heaviest buildings ever constructed.
Romania in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. Romania ranks 9th among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.