Romania: Geography#
| Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 46 00 N, 25 00 E 46.0,25.0 |
| Area | total: 238,391 sq km land: 229,891 sq km water: 8,500 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 238391 DBpedia: 238390 Geoname: 237500 Infoplease: 237500 Britannica: 238391 Wolfram: 238391 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,508 km border countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km |
| Coastline | 225 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Moldoveanu 2545 m; Negoiu 2537 m; Vistea Mare 2527 m; Lespezi 2522 m; Parangul Mare 2522 m According to Geonames: Negoiu 2535 m; Vârful Peleaga 2509 m; Papusa 2508 m; Retezat 2482 m; Pietrosul 2303 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps |
| Natural Hazards | earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides |
| Natural Resource | petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 37.73% permanent crops: 1.86% other: 60.41% (2011) |
| Climate | temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms |
| Irrigated Land | 6,153 sq km (2007) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 211.9 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | soil erosion and degradation; water pollution; air pollution in south from industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Bucharest; Cluj-Napoca; Iasi; Constanta; Timisoara According to Geonames: Bucharest; Iasi; Cluj-Napoca; Timisoara; Craiova Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | controls most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine Important Rivers |