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| Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine |
| Geographic coordinates | 46 00 N, 25 00 E |
| Map references | europe |
| Area |
total: 237,500 sq km land: 230,340 sq km water: 7,160 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 and montenegro 476 km, ukraine (north) 362 km, ukraine (east) 169 km |
| Coastline | 225 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| 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 Plain of Moldavia on the east by the 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: 40.82% permanent crops: 2.25% other: 56.93% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 28,800 sq km (1998 est.) |
| 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, 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: air pollution-persistent organic pollutants |
| Geography note | controls most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine |
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