Area comparison map:

twice the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon

Land boundaries:
total: 2,844 km
[see also: Land boundaries - total country ranks ]
border countries (5): Bulgaria 605 km, Hungary 424 km, Moldova 683 km, Serbia 531 km, Ukraine 601 km

Coastline:
225 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
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exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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contiguous zone: 24 nm
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continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
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Climate:
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
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Terrain:
central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps

Elevation:
mean elevation: 414 m
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lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m

Natural resources:
petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower

Land use:
agricultural land: 60.7% (2011 est.)
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arable land: 39.1% (2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 1.9% (2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 19.7% (2011 est.)
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forest: 28.7% (2011 est.)
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other: 10.6% (2011 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]

Irrigated land:
31,490 sq km (2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

Population distribution:
urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania

Natural hazards:
earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides

Environment - current issues:
soil erosion, degradation, and desertification; water pollution; air pollution in south from industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:
controls the most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine; the Carpathian Mountains dominate the center of the country, while the Danube River forms much of the southern boundary with Serbia and Bulgaria