Romania: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	România • Rumania
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Ilie Bolojan
Capital	Bucharest
Population	(2026 est.) 19,089,000
Currency Exchange Rate	1 USD equals 4.836 Romanian new leu
Head Of State	President: Nicușor Dan
Form Of Government	unitary republic with two legislative houses (Senate [136]; Chamber of Deputies [329¹])
Official Language	Romanian
Official Religion	none
Official Name	România (Romania)
Total Area (Sq Km)	238,397
Total Area (Sq Mi)	92,046
Monetary Unit	(new) leu² (RON; plural [new] lei)
Population Rank	(2026) 68
Population Projection 2030	17,974,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2026) 207.4
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2026) 80.1
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2023) 52.1% • Rural: (2023) 47.9%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2023) 72 years • Female: (2023) 79.2 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000.000)	(2024) 335,310
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2024) 17,600
¹Includes a maximum of 18 elective seats for ethnic minorities.²The leu was redenominated on July 1, 2005. As of that date 10,000 (old) lei (ROL) = 1 (new) leu (RON).

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Map of Romania showing national boundaries, major cities, rivers, and neighboring countries including Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Moldova. The map includes a small locator inset highlighting Romania's position in southeastern Europe.

Panoramic view of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, showing historic buildings with red-tiled roofs, church towers, and a busy street with cars and buses in the foreground.

Map highlighting Romania in southeastern Europe, bordered by Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Hungary. The capital city, Bucharest, is marked, and the country's eastern border runs along the Black Sea. Neighboring countries are labeled for geographic context.

Physical map of Romania displaying major mountain ranges such as the Carpathians and Transylvanian Alps, plains including the Wallachian and Danubian plains, and significant rivers like the Danube. Neighboring countries-Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, and Serbia-are shown, and a small inset locator map highlights Romania's position in Europe.

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