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Romania

Romania · România

Capital
Bucharest
Population
19.0 million 2025
Area
238,391 km²
Neighbours
5
Locator map of RomaniaROMANIABucharestBULGARIAHUNGARYSERBIAMOLDOVASLOVAKIABlack Sea0200 km
Romania hatched, Bucharest marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 46.0°N 25.0°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Romania lies in Southeast Europe and shares land borders with Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine. With 238,391 km², it is about the size of Ghana and Laos and ranks 81st of 195 by area.

Its population was 19.0 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 67th-largest of 194. That works out at 80 people per km². 52.2% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. The population shrank by 0.17% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$22,538 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 54th of 191 and 34th of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 76.5 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 510 km, between 43.7°N and 48.3°N. Bucharest's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,760 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population19,020,2712025, World Bank67th of 1949th of 44
Area238,391 km²world-countries81st of 19512th of 45
GDPUS$428.7 billion2025, World Bank, current US$38th of 19116th of 44
GDP per capitaUS$22,5382025, World Bank, current US$54th of 19134th of 44
Population density80 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries103rd of 19425th of 44
Life expectancy76.5 years2024, World Bank72nd of 19437th of 44
Urban population52.2%2025, World Bank131st of 19442nd of 44
Forest area30.2% of land2024, World Bank103rd of 19431st of 44
Population growth-0.17% a year2025, World Bank170th of 19432nd of 44
Internet users91.3%2024, World Bank47th of 18826th of 44
Fertility rate1.39 births per woman2024, World Bank161st of 19423rd of 44
Land neighbours5world-countries; among the 19535th of 19510th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaGhana, Laos and Uganda

Closest in populationSenegal, Guatemala and Somalia

Neighbours 5 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Bulgaria297 km
    Bucharest to Sofia, capital to capital
  • Moldova357 km
    Bucharest to Chișinău, capital to capital
  • Serbia448 km
    Bucharest to Belgrade, capital to capital
  • Hungary640 km
    Bucharest to Budapest, capital to capital
  • Ukraine745 km
    Bucharest to Kyiv, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Bucharest
44.44°N 26.10°E
Northernmost latitude
48.26°N
Southernmost latitude
43.67°N
Westernmost longitude
20.24°E
Easternmost longitude
29.71°E
North to south
about 510 km
Antipode of Bucharest
44.44°S 153.90°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,760 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)