Romania Geography 1997

Location Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine

Geographic coordinates 46 00 N, 25 00 E

Map references Europe

Area
total: 237,500 sq km
land: 230,340 sq km
water : 7,160 sq km

Area - comparative slightly smaller than Oregon

Land boundaries
total : 2,508 km
border countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia and Montenegro476 km (all with Serbia), Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (south) 169 km

Coastline 225 km

Maritime claims
contiguous zone : 24 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summerswith frequent showers and thunderstorms

Terrain central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldaviaon the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plainon the south by the Transylvanian Alps

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point : Moldoveanu 2,544 m

Natural resources petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore,salt

Land use
arable land: 41%
permanent crops: 3%
permanent pastures : 21%
forests and woodland: 29%
other: 6% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land 31,020 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure andclimate promote landslides

Environment - current issues soil erosion and degradation; water pollution; air pollution in southfrom industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands

Environment - international agreements
party to : Air Pollution, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, EndangeredSpecies, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, NuclearTest Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol

Geography - note controls most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova,and Ukraine

NOTE: The information regarding Romania on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Romania Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Romania Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.