Europe · Eastern Europe
Romania
Romania covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²), the 83rd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Ghana, at about 239,000 km².
- 236,000km²Area, main territory
- 19.1 millionPopulation
- 7.71In Belgiums
200 km
- Romania
Facts
| Area, main territory | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 7.71 |
| Capital | Bucharest |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 81 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N |
| In other languages | Rumania Español · Rumänien Deutsch · Roumanie Français · Romênia Português · ルーマニア 日本語 · 罗马尼亚 中文 · 루마니아 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#12 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Romania
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 71.8× the size of Romania.
- At 81 people per km², Romania is the 83rd most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large in area, so Romania looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Romania's main territory stretches about 516 km north to south and 735 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 238,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 236,000 km², to within 2%.
How Romania measures up
Romania holds 1.0% of the land area and 2.5% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Eastern Europe it is the 4th largest of 10.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,000 km² | 82nd of 239 |
| Population | 19.1 million | 66th of 237 |
| Density | 81 per km² | 83rd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 45.8°N | 36th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Romania is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 7.71× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.97× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.66× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.63× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.43× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Romania sits
- Romania's centre lies at 45.8°N, 25.0°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 5,100 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 44°N to 48°N, about 510 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Romania had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Romania would have 296.1 million people. It has 19.1 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Romania would have 879,000 people. It has 19.1 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 17.1 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Romania#12 · 236,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11