Area: 237,500 square kilometers
It possesses a short coastline on the Black Sea.
One third of its territory is mountainous, especially in the north (Transylvania) where the Carpathians extend. The southeast is a flat plain bathed by the Danube.

State: republic
Government: Parliamentary democracy; semi-presidential system made up of a president of the republic, a prime minister and a parliament consisting of a house of representatives and a senate.

Important date: Abdication of King Michael and the establishment of a people’s republic

Capital: Bucharest

Currency: leu
Languages spoken: Romanian, Hungarian
Principal industries: underground riches, particularly lignite and natural gas; only a moderate amount of manufacturing
Agriculture: low yields. However the country ranks 9th in world corn production and 10th for wine. Also: wheat, barley, potatoes.