Romania
Romania is a country in Southeast Europe. Its capital is Bucharest. About 19 million people live there (2022). It covers 238,397 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Bucharest
- People (2022)
- 19 million
- Area
- 238,397 km²
- Currency
- Romanian leu
Romania at a glance
- In its own language
- România
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Population
- 19,053,815 (2022)
- Area
- 238,397 km² (92,046 mi²)
- People are called
- Romanian
- Official languages
- Romanian
- Currency
- Romanian leu
- GDP (nominal)
- US$301 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 75 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.821 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 34.8 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 7% (2014)
- Government
- semi-presidential system, unitary state
- Head of state
- Nicușor Dan (since 2025)
- Head of government
- Ilie Bolojan (since 2025)
- Country codes
- RO, ROU
- Calling code
- +40
- Internet domain
- .ro
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 46°, 25°
Romania and its neighbours
Romania borders Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Moldova. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Romania
- Neighbours
Divisions of Romania
- Alba County
- Arad County
- Argeș County
- Bacău County
- Bihor County
- Bistrița-Năsăud County
- Botoșani County
- Brașov County
- Brăila County
- Buzău County
- Caraș-Severin County
- Călărași County
- Cluj County
- Constanța County
- Covasna County
- Dâmbovița County
- Dolj County
- Galați County
- Giurgiu County
- Gorj County
- Harghita County
- Hunedoara County
- Ialomița County
- Iași County
- Ilfov County
- Maramureș County
- Mehedinți County
- Mureș County
- Neamț County
- Olt County
- Prahova County
- Satu Mare County
- Sălaj County
- Sibiu County
- Suceava County
- Teleorman County
- Timiș County
- Tulcea County
- Vaslui County
- Vâlcea County
- Vrancea County
- Bucharest
Member of
- Schengen Area
- EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement
How far are you from Romania?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Romania?
The capital of Romania is Bucharest.
What is the population of Romania?
Romania has about 19,053,815 people, as recorded in 2022.
How big is Romania?
Romania covers 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 square miles).
What currency does Romania use?
The Romanian leu.
What language is spoken in Romania?
The official language of Romania is Romanian.
Which countries border Romania?
Romania shares a border with Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Moldova.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.