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Romania, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Bucharest, capital city of Romania

Image of Bucharest, capital city of Romania

Romania is an Eastern European EU state with competitive IT and automotive industries, vibrant cultural tourism, significant agriculture, and expanding renewable energy infrastructure.
Romania in one word would be “Dracula,” meaning vampire myth.

Romania Flag

Flag of Romania

Romania armorial

armorial of Romania

Romania is a country located in the Eastern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Romania

The capital city of Romania is Bucharest.

Romania is located in Eastern Europe
Europe Continent
Member of European Union since 2007
Schengen since 2024
NATO since 2004
Romania has a population of 19,118,479 inhabitants
within a total area of 237,500 Km2
(147,575 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Romania’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 36 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 1.76
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Romania HDI ranks in position nº 55 worldwide
HDI of 0.845 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Romania’s passport allows visa-free entry to 178 countries
Romania passport ranks 12th in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Romania GDP per capita is $21,421 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Romania ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Romania EPI (English Proficiency Index)is classified as High proficiency
has a score of 593
ranks 12th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 46° 00' N, 25° 00' E
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Neighbouring countriesMoldova, Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia.
Romania Climatetemperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
Most predominant religionEastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations),
Second most predominant religionProtestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal),
Currency name & code Leu (RON)
Internet ccTLD.ro
Romania calling code+40

Romania administrative divisions

41 counties (judete) and 1 municipality* (municipiu)
  1. Alba
  2. Arad
  3. Arges
  4. Bacau
  5. Bihor
  6. Bistrita-Nasaud
  7. Botosani
  8. Braila
  9. Brasov
  10. Bucuresti (Bucharest)*
  11. Buzau
  12. Calarasi
  13. Caras-Severin
  14. Cluj
  15. Constanta
  16. Covasna
  17. Dambovita
  18. Dolj
  19. Galati
  20. Gorj
  21. Giurgiu
  22. Harghita
  23. Hunedoara
  24. Ialomita
  25. Iasi
  26. Ilfov
  27. Maramures
  28. Mehedinti
  29. Mures
  30. Neamt
  31. Olt
  32. Prahova
  33. Salaj
  34. Satu Mare
  35. Sibiu
  36. Suceava
  37. Teleorman
  38. Timis
  39. Tulcea
  40. Vaslui
  41. Valcea
  42. Vrancea

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