Romania — Country Profile
An overview of Romania covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Romania
The capital of Romania is Bucharest. It has a population of approximately 19.1M. The country covers an area of 238,391 km². It is located in Southeast Europe.
Geography
Romania is a country in Southeast Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 238,391 km². It shares land borders with Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Republic of, and Serbia, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Romania has a population of approximately 19,051,804 people. Population density is around 79.9 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Romanian, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Romanian.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Romania reports a nominal GDP of about $428.7 billion. The official currency is the Romanian leu (RON, symbol lei). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 4.58 RON.
Culture & Time
Romania operates on a single time zone (Europe/Bucharest). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ro.
Government & Status
The capital of Romania is Bucharest. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +40. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is RO.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.