Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
Geographic coordinates: 46 00 N, 25 00 E
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, Serbia and Montenegro 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km Coastline: 225 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate:
temperate beautiful springtimes
sunny summers with few showers and thunderstorms
warm and peaceful autumns cold
cloudy winters with snow and fog
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point Moldoveanu (Carpathian mountains) 2,544 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
