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 * **Romania is located in Southeastern Central Europe. The country borders the Black Sea, and is between Bulgaria and Ukraine. ﻿﻿ **
 * **The total area of Romania is 238,391 square kilometers. Romania is slightly smaller than the state of Oregon. **
 * **All of the surrounding countries include Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine **
 * **The country has six regions: Banat, Bukovina, Dobruja, Moldavia, Transylvania, and Walachia. These are divided into forty counties in addition to the capital city, Bucharest. **


 * **Romania's terrain is distributed between mountainous, hilly, and lowland territories. The main mountain ranges are the Carpathian Mountains and the Transylvanian Mountains. The Danube is their main waterway. **


 * **Romania's natural landscape is almost evenly divided among mountains (31 percent), hills (33 percent), and plains (36 percent). These varied relief forms spread symmetrically from the Carpathian Mountains, which reach elevations of more than 2,400 meters, to the Danube Delta, which is just a few meters above sea level. **
 * **Population is 21,959,278 as of July 2010. **
 * **The median age is 38, and the life expectancy is 73 years. **
 * **Some of the natural resources in Romania include: petroleum, timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, and hydropower. **
 * **Romania has a temperate climate. The winters are cold and cloudy with frequent snow. The summers are sunny, but come with frequent showers and thunderstorms. **
 * //Information from CIA World Factbook﻿ //

**View the beautiful landscapes of Romania with the video below! **

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