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Romania

RO / ROU   46.0°, 25.0°

Romania is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe. It lies on the lower course of the Danube, north of the Balkan Peninsula, and on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It is the twelfth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 238,397 km2 (92,046 mi2), and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union, with 19 million inhabitants. The capital, largest city and economic centre is Bucharest. Other major cities include Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Constanța, Timișoara and Brașov.

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People are called
Romanian
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+40
Capital
Bucharest
Population
19,053,815
Area
238,397 km2
Climate
Temperate
Government
Semi-presidential republic
Currency
Romanian Leu
Languages
Romanian 91.6%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%
Sells
cars, vehicle parts/accessories, insulated wire, garments
Sells to
Germany 19%, Italy 10%, France 6%
Land borders
5: Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+40
Founded
1859
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Romanian

These are English demonyms for people from Romania. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Romania yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

A curated timeline is not available yet. Explore the country's history and the historical figures below.

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

BEYOND THE MAP

Romania in the study desk

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Romanianofficial
91.6%
6.3%
1.2%

Largest cities

Bucharest  capital 1,877,155
Cluj-Napoca 286,598
Iași 271,692
Constanța 263,688
Timișoara 250,849

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Climate and geography

temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms

Climate zone

Highest point

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Nicolae Ceausescu
Nicolae Ceausescu Communist dictator executed in 1989 Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian politician who was the second and last leader of Communist Romania as general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 until his overthrow and execution in 1989.
Vlad the Impaler
Vlad the Impaler Prince of Wallachia Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula, was Voivode of Wallachia during three separate reigns.
Michael the Brave
Michael the Brave First to unite the Romanian principalities Michael the Brave, born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia, Prince of Moldavia (1600) and de facto ruler of Transylvania (1599–1600).

Checked facts

Most of this page is imported in bulk and carries no source of its own. These entries were checked by hand against the source named, and are reapplied after every dataset rebuild so a refetch cannot quietly put the old value back.

  • Member of european union — Full member states only, as the organisation itself lists them.
    The imported member_of list is out of date for this organisation and is not asked about.
    Source · true as of 2026-09-11 · checked 2026-09-11
  • Member of nato — Full member states only, as the organisation itself lists them.
    The imported member_of list is out of date for this organisation and is not asked about.
    Source · true as of 2026-09-11 · checked 2026-09-11

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities, famous, past leaders.