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![]() ![]() Romania Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/romania/romania_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 237,500 km2
Comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon Land boundaries: 2,904 km total
Coastline: 225 km Maritime claims:
@m5Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploitation
Disputes: Transylvania question with Hungary; Bessarabia question with USSR Climate: temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plains; some hills and mountains Natural resources: crude oil, timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt Land use: 43% arable land; 3% permanent crops; 19% meadows and pastures; 28% forest and woodland; 7% other; includes 11% irrigated Environment: frequent earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides, air pollution in south Note: controls most easily traversable land route between
the Balkans and western USSR
NOTE: The information regarding Romania on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Romania Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Romania Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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