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Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine Geographic coordinates
46 00 N, 25 00 E
Map references
Europe
Area World Ranking: 83
Total 238,391 sq km
Land 229,891 sq km Water 8,500 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries
Total 2,508 km
Border countries Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia 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; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms 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 extremes
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
Arable land 39.49%
Permanent crops 1.92% Other 58.59% (2005) Irrigated land
31,570 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
42.3 cu km (2003)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 6.5 cu km/yr (9%/34%/57%)
Per capita 299 cu m/yr (2003) Natural hazards
Earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides Environment - current issues
Soil erosion and degradation; 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 most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine
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