# Outline of Romania

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Romania:
Romania – unitary semi-presidential republic located in Central-Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea to the south-east, between Bulgaria and Ukraine. It also borders Hungary to the west, Serbia to the south-west, and the Republic of Moldova to the east. It covers 238,391 square kilometres (92,043 sq mi) and has a predominantly temperate continental climate.
With c. 19 million inhabitants (as of early 2022), it is the seventh most populous member state of the European Union (EU). Its capital and largest city, Bucharest, is the fourth largest city in the EU. It encompasses the historical regions of Wallachia (including Dobruja), Moldavia (including Bukovina), Transylvania (including Banat, Maramureș, and Crișana). Romania derives from the Latin romanus, meaning "citizen of Rome".

## General reference

* Pronunciation:
* Common English country name: Romania
* Official English country name: Romania
* Common endonym(s): România
* Official endonym(s): Român
* Adjectival(s): Romanian
* Demonym(s): Romanian
* Etymology: Name of Romania
* ISO country codes: RO, ROU, 642
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:RO
* Internet country code top-level domain: .ro

## Geography of Romania

Geography of Romania
* Romania is:
** a country
** a member state of the European Union
** a member state of NATO
* Location:
** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
** Eurasia
*** Europe
**** Central Europe
**** Eastern Europe
** Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
** Extreme points of Romania
*** High: Moldoveanu 2,544 m (8,346 ft)
*** Low: Black Sea 0 m
** Land boundaries: 2,508 km
       Bulgaria 608 km
       Ukraine 531 km
       Serbia 476 km
       Moldova 450 km
       Hungary 443 km
   * Coastline: Black Sea 225 km
* Population of Romania: 19,638,000 (2017) – 65th most populous country
* Area of Romania: 238,391 km$^2$
* Atlas of Romania

### Environment of Romania

* Climate of Romania
* Environmental issues in Romania
* Renewable energy in Romania
* Geology of Romania
* Protected areas of Romania
* Wildlife of Romania
** Flora of Romania
** Fauna of Romania
*** Birds of Romania
*** Mammals of Romania

#### Geographic features of Romania

* Glaciers of Romania
* Islands of Romania
* Lakes of Romania
* Mountains of Romania
* Rivers of Romania
* World Heritage Sites in Romania

### Regions of Romania
#### Administrative divisions of Romania

Administrative divisions of Romania
* Regions of Romania
** Counties of Romania
*** Municipalities of Romania

##### Regions of Romania

Development regions of Romania These are the 8 development regions in Romania, which (with the exception of București-Ilfov) are named by their geographical position in the country:
* Macroregiunea 1:
** Nord-Vest (6 counties)
** Centru (6 counties)
* Macroregiunea 2:
** Nord-Est (6 counties)
** Sud-Est (6 counties)
* Macroregiunea 3:
** Sud-Muntenia (7 counties)
** București-Ilfov (1 county and Bucharest)
* Macroregiunea 4:
** Sud-Vest Oltenia (5 counties)
** Vest (4 counties)

##### Counties of Romania

Counties of Romania
| Name | Common abbrev. | Capital | Area (km$^2$) |
| Alba | AB | Alba Iulia | 6,242 |
| Arad | AR | Arad | 7,754 |
| Argeș | AG | Pitești | 6,862 |
| Bacău | BC | Bacău | 6,621 |
| Bihor | BH | Oradea | 7,544 |
| Bistrița-Năsăud | BN | Bistrița | 5,355 |
| Botoșani | BT | Botoșani | 4,986 |
| Brașov | BV | Brașov | 5,363 |
| Brăila | BR | Brăila | 4,766 |
| Buzău | BZ | Buzău | 6,103 |
| Caraș-Severin | CS | Reșița | 8,514 |
| Călărași | CL | Călărași | 5,088 |
| Cluj | CJ | Cluj-Napoca | 6,674 |
| Constanța | CT | Constanța | 7,071 |
| Covasna | CV | Sfântu Gheorghe | 3,710 |
| Dâmbovița | DB | Târgoviște | 4,054 |
| Dolj | DJ | Craiova | 7,414 |
| Galați | GL | Galați | 4,466 |
| Giurgiu | GR | Giurgiu | 3,526 |
| Gorj | GJ | Târgu Jiu | 5,602 |
| Harghita | HR | Miercurea Ciuc | 6,639 |
| Hunedoara | HD | Deva | 7,063 |
| Ialomița | IL | Slobozia | 4,453 |
| Iași | IS | Iași | 5,476 |
| Ilfov | IF | Buftea | 1,583 |
| Maramureș | MM | Baia Mare | 6,304 |
| Mehedinți | MH | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | 4,933 |
| Mureș | MS | Târgu Mureș | 6,714 |
| Neamț | NT | Piatra Neamț | 5,896 |
| Olt | OT | Slatina | 5,498 |
| Prahova | PH | Ploiești | 4,716 |
| Satu Mare | SM | Satu Mare | 4,418 |
| Sălaj | SJ | Zalău | 3,864 |
| Sibiu | SB | Sibiu | 5,432 |
| Suceava | SV | Suceava | 8,553 |
| Teleorman | TR | Alexandria | 5,790 |
| Timiș | TM | Timișoara | 8,697 |
| Tulcea | TL | Tulcea | 8,499 |
| Vaslui | VS | Vaslui | 5,318 |
| Vâlcea | VL | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 5,765 |
| Vrancea | VN | Focșani | 4,857 |
| București | B | (Bucharest municipality) | 228 |

##### Municipalities of Romania

Municipalities of Romania
* Capital of Romania: Bucharest
* Cities of Romania

### Demography of Romania

Demographics of Romania

### Neighbours of Romania

* Ukraine
* Republic of Moldova
* Bulgaria
* Serbia
* Hungary

## Government and politics of Romania

* Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
* Capital of Romania: Bucharest
* Elections in Romania
* Political parties in Romania
* Corruption scandals in Romania

### Branches of the government of Romania

Government of Romania

#### Executive branch of the government of Romania

* Head of state: President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis
** Presidents of Romania
* Head of government: Prime Minister of Romania, Marcel Ciolacu
** Prime ministers of Romania
* Cabinet of Romania

#### Legislative branch of the government of Romania

* Parliament of Romania – bicameral, composed of two equal houses:
** The Chamber of Deputies of Romania
** The Senate of Romania

#### Judicial branch of the government of Romania

Court system of Romania
* Supreme Court of Romania

### Foreign relations of Romania

Foreign relations of Romania
* Diplomatic missions in Romania
* Diplomatic missions of Romania

#### International organization membership

Romania is a member of:

### Law and order in Romania

Law of Romania
* Capital punishment in Romania
* Constitution of Romania
* Crime in Romania
* Human rights in Romania
** LGBT rights in Romania
** Freedom of religion in Romania
* Law enforcement in Romania

### Military of Romania

Military of Romania
* Command
** Commander-in-chief: President of Romania
*** Ministry of Defence of Romania
* Forces
** Army of Romania
** Navy of Romania
** Air Force of Romania
** Special forces of Romania
* Military history of Romania
* Military ranks of Romania

### Local government in Romania

Local government in Romania

## History of Romania

History of Romania

### History of Romania, by period

* Timeline of Romanian history
* Prehistoric Romania
* Dacia
* Roman Dacia
* Romania in the Middle Ages
* Early Modern Romania
* United Principalities
* Kingdom of Romania
** Kings of Romania
* Romanian Campaign (World War I)
* Greater Romania
* Romania during World War II
* Socialist Republic of Romania
* Romanian Revolution
* History of Romania since 1989
* Current events of Romania

### History of Romania, by region

* Bessarabia
* Dobruja
* Moldavia
* Wallachia
** List of rulers of Wallachia
* Transylvania

### History of Romania, by subject

* History of the Jews in Romania
* Military history of Romania
** Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia
* Romanian mythology

## Culture of Romania

Culture of Romania
* Romanian Academy
* Architecture of Romania
* Cuisine of Romania
* Customs of Romania
** Romanian Christmas customs
* Ethnic minorities in Romania
* Festivals in Romania
* Folklore of Romania
* Holidays in Romania
* Humor in Romania
* Media in Romania
* Mythology of Romania
* National symbols of Romania
** Coat of arms of Romania
** Flag of Romania
** National anthem of Romania
* People of Romania
* Philosophy of Romania
* Prostitution in Romania
* Public holidays in Romania
* Records of Romania
* World Heritage Sites in Romania

### Art in Romania

Art in Romania
* Architecture of Romania
* Cinema of Romania
* Dance in Romania
* Literature of Romania
* Music of Romania
** Romanian rock music
** National anthem of Romania
* Television in Romania
* Theatre in Romania

### Languages of Romania

Languages of Romania
* Romanian language
* Moldovan language
* Istro-Romanian language
* Megleno-Romanian language
* Aromanian language
* Hungarian language

### People of Romania

* Common Romanian surnames
* Eastern name order used in Romanian personal names

#### Romanians

Romanians
* List of Romanians
* List of Romanian writers
* List of Romanian poets
* List of Romanian monarchs
* List of famous Romanians

#### Romanian diaspora

Romanian diaspora
* Romanian American
** List of Romanian Americans
* Romanian Canadian
* Romanian French
* Romanians of Australia
* Romanians in Bulgaria
* Romanians of Serbia

### Religion in Romania

Religion in Romania
* Christianity in Romania
** Baptist Union of Romania
*** Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania
** Romanian Orthodox Church
* Hinduism in Romania
* Islam in Romania
* Judaism in Romania

### Sports in Romania

Sports in Romania
* Football in Romania
* Romania at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Romania

Economy of Romania
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 42nd (forty-second)
* Agriculture in Romania
* Banking in Romania
** National Bank of Romania
* Communications in Romania
** Internet in Romania
** Romanian-language television stations
** Radio stations in Romania
* Companies of Romania
** Supermarkets in Romania
** Antena 1
** Billa
** Angst
** La Fourmi
** Vodafone Romania
** Orange Romania
** Romanian Television
** List of newspapers in Romania
** Automobile Dacia
* Currency of Romania: Leu
** ISO 4217: RON
* Energy in Romania
** Energy policy of Romania
** Oil industry in Romania
* Mining in Romania
* Tourism in Romania
* Bucharest Stock Exchange
* Sibiu Stock Exchange
* Health care in Romania
** Abortion in Romania
* Transport in Romania
** Airports in Romania
** Rail transport in Romania
** Roads in Romania
* Water supply and sanitation in Romania

## Education in Romania

Education in Romania
* List of universities in Romania