Area:
Total: 237,500 sq km
Land: 230,340 sq km
Water: 7,160 sq km
Land boundaries:
Total: 2,508 km
Border countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Yugoslavia 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 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 summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms.
Terrain: 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.
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, arable land, hydropower.