Ort: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
Geografische Koordinaten: 46° 0' N, 25° 0' E
Küste km: 225 km km
Klima: temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
Gelände: central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps
Höhe: lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m
Natürliche Gefahren: earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides
Währung: "new" Leu (RON)
Bevölkerung: 22,246,862 (July 2008 est.)
Sprachen: Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%
Hauptstadt: Bucharest
Bereiche: 41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea