The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Romania:
Romania – unitarysemi-presidential republic located inCentral-Southeastern Europe, bordering theBlack Sea to the south-east, betweenBulgaria andUkraine. It also bordersHungary to the west,Serbia to the south-west, and theRepublic of Moldova to the east. It covers 238,391 square kilometres (92,043 sq mi) and has a predominantlytemperate continental climate.
Withc. 19 million inhabitants (as of early 2022), it is the seventh most populous member state of theEuropean Union (EU). Its capital and largest city,Bucharest, is thefourth largest city in the EU. It encompasses the historical regions ofWallachia (includingDobruja),Moldavia (includingBukovina),Transylvania (includingBanat,Maramureș, andCrișana).Romania derives from the Latinromanus, meaning"citizen of Rome".
Administrative divisions of Romania
Development regions of RomaniaThese are the 8 development regions in Romania, which (with the exception of București-Ilfov) are named by their geographical position in the country:
| Name | Common abbrev. | Capital | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba | AB | Alba Iulia | 6,242 |
| Arad | AR | Arad | 7,754 |
| Argeș | AG | Pitești | 6,862 |
| Bacău | BC | Bacău | 6,621 |
| Bihor | BH | Oradea | 7,544 |
| Bistrița-Năsăud | BN | Bistrița | 5,355 |
| Botoșani | BT | Botoșani | 4,986 |
| Brașov | BV | Brașov | 5,363 |
| Brăila | BR | Brăila | 4,766 |
| Buzău | BZ | Buzău | 6,103 |
| Caraș-Severin | CS | Reșița | 8,514 |
| Călărași | CL | Călărași | 5,088 |
| Cluj | CJ | Cluj-Napoca | 6,674 |
| Constanța | CT | Constanța | 7,071 |
| Covasna | CV | Sfântu Gheorghe | 3,710 |
| Dâmbovița | DB | Târgoviște | 4,054 |
| Dolj | DJ | Craiova | 7,414 |
| Galați | GL | Galați | 4,466 |
| Giurgiu | GR | Giurgiu | 3,526 |
| Gorj | GJ | Târgu Jiu | 5,602 |
| Harghita | HR | Miercurea Ciuc | 6,639 |
| Hunedoara | HD | Deva | 7,063 |
| Ialomița | IL | Slobozia | 4,453 |
| Iași | IS | Iași | 5,476 |
| Ilfov | IF | Buftea | 1,583 |
| Maramureș | MM | Baia Mare | 6,304 |
| Mehedinți | MH | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | 4,933 |
| Mureș | MS | Târgu Mureș | 6,714 |
| Neamț | NT | Piatra Neamț | 5,896 |
| Olt | OT | Slatina | 5,498 |
| Prahova | PH | Ploiești | 4,716 |
| Satu Mare | SM | Satu Mare | 4,418 |
| Sălaj | SJ | Zalău | 3,864 |
| Sibiu | SB | Sibiu | 5,432 |
| Suceava | SV | Suceava | 8,553 |
| Teleorman | TR | Alexandria | 5,790 |
| Timiș | TM | Timișoara | 8,697 |
| Tulcea | TL | Tulcea | 8,499 |
| Vaslui | VS | Vaslui | 5,318 |
| Vâlcea | VL | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 5,765 |
| Vrancea | VN | Focșani | 4,857 |
| București | B | (Bucharest municipality) | 228 |
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