Outline of Romania
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Romania:
Romania – unitary semi-presidential republic located in Central-Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea to the south-east, between Bulgaria and Ukraine. It also borders Hungary to the west, Serbia to the south-west, and the Republic of Moldova to the east. It covers 238,391 square kilometres (92,043 sq mi) and has a predominantly temperate continental climate.
With c. 19 million inhabitants (as of early 2022), it is the seventh most populous member state of the European Union (EU). Its capital and largest city, Bucharest, is the fourth 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
- 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
- Romania is:
- 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) – 58th most populous country
- Area of Romania: 238,391 km2
- Atlas of Romania
Environment of Romania
Geographic features of Romania
Regions of Romania
Administrative divisions of Romania
Regions of Romania
Development regions of Romania These are the 8 development regions in Romania, which (with the exception of București-Ilfov) are named by their geographical position in the country:
- Macroregiunea 1:
- Macroregiunea 2:
- Macroregiunea 3:
- Sud-Muntenia (7 counties)
- București-Ilfov (1 county and Bucharest)
- Macroregiunea 4:
- Sud-Vest Oltenia (5 counties)
- Vest (4 counties)
Counties of Romania
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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
Legislative branch of the government of Romania
- Parliament of Romania – bicameral, composed of two equal houses:
Foreign relations of Romania
International organization membership
Romania is a member of:
Law and order in Romania
Military of Romania
- Command
- 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
- United Principalities
- Kingdom 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
- 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
- People of Romania
- Philosophy of Romania
- Prostitution in Romania
- Public holidays in Romania
- Records of Romania
- World Heritage Sites in Romania
Art in Romania
Languages of Romania
People of Romania
Romanians
Romanian diaspora
Religion 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
- Currency of Romania: Leu
- Energy 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
See also
- 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
(place the links from the following sections into the outline above)
- Geography
- 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
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