Romania

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About Romania

The capital of Romania is Bucharest. Bucharest is the seat of national government for Romania, a country in Southeast Europe.

Romania has a population of about 19.1 million people, the 67th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Romania covers 238,391 square kilometers (92,043 square miles), making Romania the 83rd largest country in the world by area.

Romania borders 5 countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine.

Life expectancy at birth in Romania is 76.6 years, the 87th highest of any country in the world.

Romania is in Europe, in the Southeast Europe region. Romania is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Romania
Populationtotal people	19.1Mpeople	67th
Land Areatotal km²	238.4Kkm²	83rd
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$18.2K	76th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$347.8B	43rd
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	76.6years	87th
Urban Population% living in cities	52.2%	149th
Internet Users% of people online	89.2%	52nd
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.71births/woman	129th
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	5.0Marrivals/year	51st
Forest Cover% of land forested	30.1%	109th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	5.6%	83rd
Military Spending% of GDP	1.6%of GDP	75th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	23.6%	97th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	10.4%	38th
Beer Consumptionliters per year	96.9L/year	5th
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	2.4kg/year	38th
Wine Consumptionliters per year	19.5L/year	18th
Education Spending% of GDP	3.3%of GDP	126th
Health Spending% of GDP	5.7%of GDP	112th
Arable Land% of land arable	36.5%	18th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$8.7B	38th

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 RO · alpha-3 ROU · Southeast Europe