Area
Romania covers an area of 237,500 square km. Bucharest lies in the far south of the country on the plains of Wallachia, set between the Danube to the south, and the mountainous region of Transylvania to the north.

Borders
Romania has land borders with Moldova, Ukraine, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.

Elevation
The Carpathian mountains arc through Romania forming a natural boundary between Transylvania and the rest of the country. The highest peak is Moldoveanu (2544m).

Local time
Romania is in the Eastern European Time Zone: GMT + 2 hours. When it is noon in Bucharest it is: 11:00 in Berlin, 10:00 in London, 05:00 in New York, 20:00 in Sydney and 13:00 in Moscow.

Population
Romania: 21,700,000 (2002) Ethnic composition: Romanian 89.4%, Hungarian 7.1%, Gypsies 2.1%, German 0.2%.

Bucharest: 2,100,000 (2002)