Romania extends approximately miles North to South and miles East to West. Bucharest — the capital city of Romania — is located at the same latitude with the cities of Portland - Oregon; Montreal - Canada; Venice - Italy; and Bordeaux - France.
Romania's territory features splendid mountains, beautiful rolling hills, fertile plains and numerous rivers and lakes. The Carpathian Mountains traverse the centre of the country bordered on both sides by foothills and finally the great plains of the outer rim.
Forests cover over one quarter of the country and the fauna is one of the richest in Europe including bears, deer, lynx, chamois and wolves. The legendary Danube River ends its eight-country journey at the Black Sea, after forming one of the largest and most biodiverse wetlands in the world, the Danube Delta.
About a third of the country consists of the Carpathian Mountains also known as the Transylvanian Alps. Romania is in the northern and eastern hemispheres as well. The northernmost point also happens to be part of a region called Moldavia. Comprising much of northeastern Romania, Moldavia is a historically significant area of the country.
This point falls on the Bulgarian-Romanian border is also part of a historically significant region of Romania. Located in Teleorman County, the most extreme point of southern Romania is part of the historically significant area of Muntenia, similar to the northernmost point. With a total area of 1, square miles, the Danube Delta is the second largest delta on the entire continent.
To the west, the most extreme point of Romania is in a small village by the name of Beba Veche. Where is Romania in the World? World View: Continent View:. Official Name. Common Name. Bordering Countries.
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